German Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
Publication year:
2017
Pagination:
53
... Finland, France, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden and the UK. It also provides detailed information about the voluntary support provided by ‘Employers for Carers’, an employer-led forum established in the UK by the national charity Carers UK. It also details approaches to work-care reconciliation from six of its membership organisations to inform wider policy debates. The report aims to indicate how policy developments in several different spheres – support for older people; flexibility and leave options at work; and financial assistance, recognition and rights for carers – shape carers' experience. The conclusion emphasises that linking these policies is vital if caring is to be feasible and sustainable, without unfair health, financial or social penalties for carers, in ageing societies dependent on high
(Edited publisher abstract)
This paper focuses on ‘working carers’, people in paid work who also provide unpaid care for family or friends in need of care or support because of a disability, serious illness or frailty in old age. It highlights the context for national legislative and policy approaches to supporting people in employment to manage their paid work alongside a caring role in eight countries: Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden and the UK. It also provides detailed information about the voluntary support provided by ‘Employers for Carers’, an employer-led forum established in the UK by the national charity Carers UK. It also details approaches to work-care reconciliation from six of its membership organisations to inform wider policy debates. The report aims to indicate how policy developments in several different spheres – support for older people; flexibility and leave options at work; and financial assistance, recognition and rights for carers – shape carers' experience. The conclusion emphasises that linking these policies is vital if caring is to be feasible and sustainable, without unfair health, financial or social penalties for carers, in ageing societies dependent on high employment rates.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
carers, employment, policy, law, conditions of employment;
Content type:
research
Location(s):
United Kingdom, Sweden, New Zealand, Japan, France, Finland, Canada, Australia