Work and Family Buddy Scheme

The Work and Family Buddy Scheme gives staff the opportunity to informally discuss issues connected to family life with a colleague who has had similar experiences.  Members of staff have volunteered to act as 'buddies' and can be contacted for a chat about how they deal with a variety of caring responsibilities including:

• balancing work/family when both parents work full-time
• organising home/day care for a dependent whilst working full-time
• becoming a father and reducing your hours to help with childcare
• caring for an elderly parent with Alzheimer’s
• being a single parent and working full-time

These members of staff are not trained counsellors, advisers or experts but are willing to share their experiences with you on an informal basis.

To access the Scheme and make contact with one of our buddies, please log in using your Bristol user name and password:  equalityanddiversity/workandfamily/uobonly/buddy/