The first condition of managing an invisible load is making it visible. The CML Kit (Care & Mental Load Analysis Tool) makes the invisible care work and mental load within the household measurable. It allows you to learn about the caregiving profile, priorities and needs of the employees in your organisation and the points where they struggle, giving you insight into care and the mental load.
The CML Kit is not a mandatory data collection tool; it is a compass that guides your human resources capacity and your policies with data. It was developed within the Care Equality Corporate Network, under the academic leadership of Özyeğin University. Built on the methodology of a national-scale study, it is carried out under the leadership of Özyeğin University academics.
The fact that care work performed at home also carries over into working life often goes unseen and unspoken. Especially when it is not shared fairly, the physical fatigue of care work and the mental load of constant planning and remembering are carried into the office every day; they affect employees' performance, promotion decisions and how long they stay with the company.
Traditional human resources metrics — performance, absenteeism, turnover — can measure only the visible part of this load. The root of the problem remains unmeasured. The CML Kit was created to make that root visible, and therefore manageable, with the approach that “what is invisible cannot be managed”.
In national research conducted by Özyeğin University, the finding that care-focused policies positively influence the employer choice of 85% of employees demonstrates how important measuring and managing care is for companies.*
At the end of the process you obtain data that enables you to make decisions and develop policy on four critical dimensions of employee experience:
The CML Kit consists of five core steps leading from data to strategy:
Implementing the CML Kit is a four-stage process of approximately 26 weeks, from the kick-off meeting to the delivery of the company-specific report. The CML Kit team accompanies the company at every stage: