Informal and formal reconciliation strategies of older peoples' working carers

The European carers@work project

Bibliographic Data

ID23199895
AuthorsAndreas Hoff (0000-0002-3679-3431, University of Oxford, corresponding author), Monika Reichert (TU Dortmund University), Kate Hamblin (0000-0001-8207-4414, University of Oxford), Kate A Hamblin, Jolanta Perek-Białas (0000-0003-4215-9565, Jagiellonian University), Andrea Principi (0000-0003-3701-0539, Istituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani)
Year2014
Volume5
Issue1
Pages24264
Publication date2014-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueVulnerable Groups & Inclusion (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2000-8023 • E-ISSN: 2000-8023
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.3402/vgi.v5.24264
OpenAlexW2116582643
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited17

Faced with a historically unprecedented process of demographic ageing, many European societies implemented pension reforms in recent years to extend working lives. Although aimed at rebalancing public pension systems, this approach has the unintended side effect that it also extends the number of years in which working carers have to juggle the conflicting demands of employment and caregiving. This not only impinges on working carers’ well-being and ability to continue providing care but also affects European enterprises’ capacity to generate growth which increasingly relies on ageing workforces. The focus of this paper will thus be a cross-national comparison of individual reconciliation strategies and workplace-related company policies aimed at enabling working carers to reconcile both conflicting roles in four different European welfare states: Germany, Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom.

Business · Economic growth · Economics · Pension · Political science · Unintended consequences · Welfare · Work (physics) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Social and Demographic Issues in Germany · Social Policy and Reform Studies