Macmillan at Work
Macmillan at Work provides a range of expert training, consultancy options, and resources to help you, including our e-newsletter, and free work and cancer toolkit.
Work and cancer
If you are an employer
Cancer affects people emotionally, financially and physically. If you're an employer you can support staff through training, policy development and resources. Macmillan at work can help you manage cancer in the workplace.
Making work adjustments for an employee affected by cancer
Making work adjustments for an employee affected by cancer
Showing how one employer made temporary changes to an employee’s work duties to help them remain in work during treatment for cancer.
Showing how one employer made temporary changes to an employee’s work duties to help them remain in work during treatment for cancer.
Introduction for employers
Managers play an important role in supporting employees living with cancer, or caring for someone with cancer.
How cancer affects people
Understanding how cancer treatment may affect your employee’s ability to work can help you give them the right support them.
Talking about cancer at work
It may be difficult for your employee to talk about their diagnosis, but open communication may make it easier for you to support them.
Supporting employees with cancer at work
Some people with cancer will be able to continue to work and others will need time off. There are different options for time off.
Supporting carers at work
Carers are legally entitled to take reasonable time off work. They can also request flexible working.
Helping your employee back to work
Making small changes to your employee’s working arrangements can help them settle back into work successfully.
Legal rights about work and cancer
In the UK, there are laws that protect employees with cancer from being treated unfairly in the workplace. This includes discrimination, harassment and victimisation.
Financial support for your employee
Cancer can have a serious impact on someone’s finances. Financial help is available to support your employee.
Supporting employees at the end of life
Many people survive cancer treatment. But your employee, or the person they are caring for, may die from their illness.
Macmillan resources for employers
If your employee has cancer or is caring for someone who does, we have information to help you support them.
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