You’ll need to add:
• the workplace name and address
• the number of staff
• the employer type
• the main service provided
• any other care services provided
• the service capacity
• your service users
• the number of current staff vacancies
• the number of new starters in the last 12 months
• the number of leavers in the last 12 months
• whether new care workers have to repeat training they’ve done with previous employers
• whether you accept care certificates from previous employers
• whether you pay care workers a cash loyalty bonus
• whether you pay care workers more than Statutory Sick Pay
• whether you contribute more than 3% into workplace pensions for your care workers
• the number of days leave your full-time care workers get each year
• whether you agree to share your data with CQC and local authorities
This information will indicate the number of employers in the social care sector. This may have a direct influence on attracting resources to support the skills agenda in social care.
What is the definition of a "workplace"?
A workplace is defined as a single location (even if it comprises more than one building) at which care is provided or from which it is organised.
Why this level?
The data is collected at workplace level for three main reasons:
- For CQC registered providers, it is the level at which workforce information needs to be provided for inspection and assessment purposes.
- For all providers, it is the level at which workforce development initiatives can best be introduced and evaluated.
- It is the best level for comparability with other data sources and for production of reliable statistics at local, regional and national level.
For multi-unit employers, the way in which each workplace is completed is a choice to be made by each multi-unit employer. It can either be completed by the Manager or relevant staff at workplace level, or it can be completed by the parent organisation, e.g. at head office. However, we recommend that, however it is completed, the information is made available to appropriate workplace - level Managers/staff so that they can update their records as staff join, leave, train and obtain qualifications, and use the information in other ways.