EurWORK European Observatory of Working Life

Workers with care responsibilities

The interactions between employment and caring are becoming increasingly important in the face of demographic ageing in Europe. Sustainability of long-term care systems requires an extensive contribution from informal carers,while labour market requirements and contemporary lifestyles and aspirations encourage increased participation of women - the traditional providers of the larger share of informal care - in the labour force. An added factor is the expectation of a longer working life as retirement ages seem set to rise across the EU. A multipronged approach is needed to address the challenges in this area. This database highlights some 50 company initiatives that support workers with dependent-care responsibilities in 10 Member States. The research was carried out during 2009-2010.

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Case Study: Awareness raising – Mercator, Slovenia

Workers with care responsibilities
05 December 2011
  • Slovenia
Company / organisation name Mercator Initiative name Family-friendly Enterprise Certificate
  • Initiative Types

    Work adjustments, Health/wellbeing, Care-related supports, awareness raising

Case Study: Awareness raising – Pharmaceutical company, Slovenia

Workers with care responsibilities
05 December 2011
  • Slovenia
Company / organisation name Pharmaceutical company Initiative name Family Friendly Enterprise Certificate About the company / organization The company was established more than 50 years ago, and is mainly engaged in developing, manufacturing and distributing pharmaceutical products. It employs 2,400 people in Slovenia, and women make up almost 50% of this workforce. Employees aged over 50 years make up about 20% of the workforce.
  • Initiative Types

    Work adjustments, Care-related supports, awareness raising

Case Study: Awareness Raising – Vodafone D2, Germany

Workers with care responsibilities
05 December 2011
  • Germany
Company / organisation name Vodafone D2 Initiative name Project LiVFe Art and other measures supporting working carers About the company / organisation Vodafone Group is a major mobile telecommunications company, with presence in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the United States. The company was founded 1984 in Newbury, UK and is, with around 66,000 employees, one of the largest technology companies worldwide.
  • Initiative Types

    Leave-related, Hours reduction, Work adjustments, Care-related supports, awareness raising, Co-operation with external agencies

Case Study: Leave-related Measures, T-Mobile, Austria

Workers with care responsibilities
05 December 2011
  • Austria
Company / organisation name T-Mobile Austria Initiative name Various measures for supporting working carers
  • Initiative Types

    Leave-related, Hours reduction, Work adjustments, Care-related supports, awareness raising

Case Study: Leave-related measures – Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft, Austria

Workers with care responsibilities
05 December 2011
  • Austria
Company / organisation name Federal Real Estate Company (Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft, BIG) Initiative name Work and Family Audit (Audit Beruf und Familie, Austria) at BIG
  • Initiative Types

    Leave-related, Hours reduction, Work adjustments, Care-related supports, awareness raising, Co-operation with external agencies

Case Study: Hours Reduction – Trades Union Congress (TUC), UK

Workers with care responsibilities
05 December 2011
  • United Kingdom
Company / organisation name Trades Union Congress (TUC) Initiative name Staff Handbook
  • Initiative Types

    Leave-related, Hours reduction, Work adjustments, awareness raising

Case Study: Health and well-being – Vorova, Finland

Workers with care responsibilities
05 December 2011
  • Finland
Company / organisation name Varova Initiative name A Life Cycle Approach to Well-being at Work About the company / organisation Varova is a transport and logistics company established in 1948. It is based in Helsinki and offers international road, air and sea transportation. The company has 170 employees, 50% of whom are women. The average age of staff is 44 years.
  • Initiative Types

    Leave-related, Hours reduction, Work adjustments, awareness raising

Case Study: Awareness raising – Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, Austria

Workers with care responsibilities
05 December 2011
  • Austria
Company / organisation name Wirtschaftskammer Österreich (The Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, WKÖ) Initiative name Work–Care Reconciliation Guidelines for Employees and Supervisors
  • Initiative Types

    Leave-related, Work adjustments, Care-related supports, awareness raising

Case Study: Awareness Raising – Dublin Bus, Ireland

Workers with care responsibilities
05 December 2011
  • Ireland
Company / organisation name Dublin Bus Initiative name Various provisions for working carers About the company / organisation Dublin Bus is the main public transport provider for the city and county of Dublin and neighbouring areas. It carries 150 million passengers each year and transports 70% of all public transport commuters into Dublin during peak times. Dublin Bus currently employs over 3,500 people and has a fleet of over 1,000 buses.
  • Initiative Types

    Leave-related, Hours reduction, Work adjustments, Care-related supports, awareness raising

Case Study: Care-related supports – Bank Pekao, Poland

Workers with care responsibilities
05 December 2011
  • Poland
Company / organisation name Bank Pekao Initiative name ‘Let’s help each other – donate 1% of your tax’ (Pomagajmy sobie – przeznacz 1% podatku)
  • Initiative Types

    Care-related supports, awareness raising

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