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| Company initiatives for workers with care responsibilities for disabled children or adults | | Author(s) | Kevin Cullen, Karsten Gareis |
| Corporate Author | European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) |
| Publisher | European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Dublin, 2011 |
| Pages | 85 pp |
| Source | European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Wyattville Road, Loughlinstown, Dublin 18, Ireland. |
| Keywords | Employees ; Informal care ; Physical disabilities ; Conditions of employment ; Companies ; European Union ; Case studies ; Europe. |
| Annotation | With an increasing number of older people needing care, the interactions between employment and caring are becoming more important in Europe. Sustainability of long-term care systems requires an extensive contribution from informal carers, while labour market requirements and contemporary lifestyles encourage increased participation of women in the labour force. This report presents the findings of a 2-phase programme of research on company initiatives which support the needs of workers who have informal care responsibilities, including carers of adults who need care because of disability, illness or old age. Research over the two phases included identifying and describing 50 case studies from companies in 11 countries that have implemented approaches to support working carers among their workforces. The countries covered were Austria, Belgium, Germany, Finland, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and the United Kingdom. Among the key types of company-level measures to support working carers are: leave-related provisions; hours-reduction possibilities; work flexibility and work adjustment; awareness-raising and skills development among managers and the workforce; occupational health and well-being measures; and care-related supports, such as information, counselling and practical support with the caring role. Key themes and implications for future policy and practice emerging from the cases are discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170317001 B |
| Classmark | WK: P6: BN: WKA: X2: WFC: 69P: 74 |
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