Manager’s Toolkit
Practical guidance for supporting employees affected by cancer
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When someone in your team is affected by cancer, it can be difficult to know what to say, what to do and how best to support them at work.
This toolkit has been created to help line managers and HR teams respond with confidence. Find practical guidance, useful resources and expert support based on the situation you are managing, from diagnosis and treatment through to supporting employees who are caring for a loved one.
Supporting employees affected by cancer
When an employee is affected by cancer, it can be hard to know what they need, what to say or how to support them in the right way. Start with the situation that feels closest to what your employee is experiencing, and find practical guidance to help you take the next step.
An employee has been diagnosed with cancer
Guidance to help you respond with care, understand your role as a manager and support your employee through the first conversations and next steps.
An employee is having cancer treatment
Practical support to help you understand how treatment may affect work, from appointments and side effects to absence, adjustments and changing needs.
An employee is caring for someone with cancer
Guidance to help you support employees who may be caring for, worrying about or managing work alongside the needs of someone close to them.
Supporting employees affected by cancer
When an employee is affected by cancer, it can be hard to know what they need, what to say or how to support them in the right way. Start with the situation that feels closest to what your employee is experiencing, and find practical guidance to help you take the next step.
An employee has been diagnosed with cancer
Guidance to help you respond with care, understand your role as a manager and support your employee through the first conversations and next steps.
An employee is having cancer treatment
Practical support to help you understand how treatment may affect work, from appointments and side effects to absence, adjustments and changing needs.
An employee is caring for someone with cancer
Guidance to help you support employees who may be caring for, worrying about or managing work alongside the needs of someone close to them.
Supporting employees affected by cancer
When an employee is affected by cancer, it can be hard to know what they need, what to say or how to support them in the right way. Start with the situation that feels closest to what your employee is experiencing, and find practical guidance to help you take the next step.
An employee has been diagnosed with cancer
Guidance to help you respond with care, understand your role as a manager and support your employee through the first conversations and next steps.
An employee is having cancer treatment
Practical support to help you understand how treatment may affect work, from appointments and side effects to absence, adjustments and changing needs.
An employee is caring for someone with cancer
Guidance to help you support employees who may be caring for, worrying about or managing work alongside the needs of someone close to them.
Supporting employees affected by cancer
When an employee is affected by cancer, it can be hard to know what they need, what to say or how to support them in the right way. Start with the situation that feels closest to what your employee is experiencing, and find practical guidance to help you take the next step.
An employee has been diagnosed with cancer
Guidance to help you respond with care, understand your role as a manager and support your employee through the first conversations and next steps.
An employee is having cancer treatment
Practical support to help you understand how treatment may affect work, from appointments and side effects to absence, adjustments and changing needs.
An employee is caring for someone with cancer
Guidance to help you support employees who may be caring for, worrying about or managing work alongside the needs of someone close to them.
Help employees understand the support available
These ready-to-use resources can help you introduce Perci Health across your organisation and encourage employees to engage with the benefit when they need it.
To use Perci Health, employees need to register with Spark using their organisation code (your L&G policy number starting with G). You can personalise and download your own registration guide and other assets here.
Introducing Spark
Spark is L&G’s digital home for employee health and wellbeing.
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Introducing Spark
Spark is L&G’s digital home for employee health and wellbeing.
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Employee Registration
Visit our Spark Comms Hub to get your own registration guide and other material.
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Employee Registration
Visit our Spark Comms Hub to get your own registration guide and other material.
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Need more support?
Some situations need more guidance than a resource can provide. If you need help supporting an employee affected by cancer, or want to raise awareness across your organisation, these routes can help you take the next step.
Need more support?
Some situations need more guidance than a resource can provide. If you need help supporting an employee affected by cancer, or want to raise awareness across your organisation, these routes can help you take the next step.
Need more support?
Some situations need more guidance than a resource can provide. If you need help supporting an employee affected by cancer, or want to raise awareness across your organisation, these routes can help you take the next step.
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Speak to the Perci Health team
Need help understanding what support is available, or where to signpost an employee? Contact the team for guidance on next step.
Access Macmillan employer resources
Macmillan provides additional information and guidance for employers and managers supporting people affected by cancer at work.
Perci’s awareness campaign toolkits
Support wider employee education with ready-to-use cancer awareness resources, including posters, guides and workplace content.
Speak to the Perci Health team
Need help understanding what support is available, or where to signpost an employee? Contact the team for guidance on next step.
Access Macmillan employer resources
Macmillan provides additional information and guidance for employers and managers supporting people affected by cancer at work.
Perci’s awareness campaign toolkits
Support wider employee education with ready-to-use cancer awareness resources, including posters, guides and workplace content.
Speak to the Perci Health team
Need help understanding what support is available, or where to signpost an employee? Contact the team for guidance on next step.
Access Macmillan employer resources
Macmillan provides additional information and guidance for employers and managers supporting people affected by cancer at work.
Perci’s awareness campaign toolkits
Support wider employee education with ready-to-use cancer awareness resources, including posters, guides and workplace content.
Real experiences of specialist cancer support
Hear from people who have accessed Perci Health support during or after cancer treatment, and how specialist guidance helped them feel more informed, supported and confident.
Real experiences of specialist cancer support
Hear from people who have accessed Perci Health support during or after cancer treatment, and how specialist guidance helped them feel more informed, supported and confident.
Real experiences of specialist cancer support
Hear from people who have accessed Perci Health support during or after cancer treatment, and how specialist guidance helped them feel more informed, supported and confident.
When the cancer returned in my lymph nodes I needed chemotherapy and radiotherapy. I knew if I could I wanted to be working as it is something I love doing and it would help me feel that life was carrying on as normal.
Lindsay
Perci member
Having a professional available to discuss treatment and exercise options in terminology that was easy to understand has been most valuable to my recovery
Drew
Perci member
When I chose to return to work I was told that it might not be possible so soon. However, the , support I received from my employer and through Perci allowed me to continue to be successful and do the work I love during the most difficult time
Julie
Perci member
When the cancer returned in my lymph nodes I needed chemotherapy and radiotherapy. I knew if I could I wanted to be working as it is something I love doing and it would help me feel that life was carrying on as normal.
Lindsay
Perci member
Having a professional available to discuss treatment and exercise options in terminology that was easy to understand has been most valuable to my recovery
Drew
Perci member
When I chose to return to work I was told that it might not be possible so soon. However, the , support I received from my employer and through Perci allowed me to continue to be successful and do the work I love during the most difficult time
Julie
Perci member
When the cancer returned in my lymph nodes I needed chemotherapy and radiotherapy. I knew if I could I wanted to be working as it is something I love doing and it would help me feel that life was carrying on as normal.
Lindsay
Perci member
Having a professional available to discuss treatment and exercise options in terminology that was easy to understand has been most valuable to my recovery
Drew
Perci member
When I chose to return to work I was told that it might not be possible so soon. However, the , support I received from my employer and through Perci allowed me to continue to be successful and do the work I love during the most difficult time
Julie
Perci member
When the cancer returned in my lymph nodes I needed chemotherapy and radiotherapy. I knew if I could I wanted to be working as it is something I love doing and it would help me feel that life was carrying on as normal.
Lindsay
Perci member
Having a professional available to discuss treatment and exercise options in terminology that was easy to understand has been most valuable to my recovery
Drew
Perci member
When I chose to return to work I was told that it might not be possible so soon. However, the , support I received from my employer and through Perci allowed me to continue to be successful and do the work I love during the most difficult time
Julie
Perci member
When the cancer returned in my lymph nodes I needed chemotherapy and radiotherapy. I knew if I could I wanted to be working as it is something I love doing and it would help me feel that life was carrying on as normal.
Lindsay
Perci member
Having a professional available to discuss treatment and exercise options in terminology that was easy to understand has been most valuable to my recovery
Drew
Perci member
When I chose to return to work I was told that it might not be possible so soon. However, the , support I received from my employer and through Perci allowed me to continue to be successful and do the work I love during the most difficult time
Julie
Perci member
More workplace guidance
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More workplace guidance
Explore more guidance to help managers and HR teams support employees affected by cancer at work.
More workplace guidance
Explore more guidance to help managers and HR teams support employees affected by cancer at work.
More workplace guidance
Explore more guidance to help managers and HR teams support employees affected by cancer at work.
More workplace guidance
Explore more guidance to help managers and HR teams support employees affected by cancer at work.
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