GOLTC Employment, Education and Family Carers Interest Group webinar

Date: 10th February 2025

Informal/unpaid carers play a crucial yet often overlooked role in supporting their loved ones. Balancing caregiving responsibilities with work and personal life can be an overwhelming challenge, leading to stress, burnout and compromised well-being. This webinar aims to shed light on the pressing need for better support systems and highlight evidence-based strategies and best practices from around the globe. By exploring diverse international approaches, we hope to inspire new solutions and foster a deeper understanding of how to improve work-life balance for informal carers. Whether you’re a carer, a decision-maker or a care professional, this session provides valuable insights and practical tools to help navigate the complexities of caregiving in today’s world.

The webinar covered:

• Introduction to the Global Observatory of Long-Term care and welcome Adelina Comas-Herrera,(Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, LSE, UK).
• Introduction to the  Employment, Education and Family Carers Interest Group, Stecy Yghemonos (Executive Director, Eurocarers)
• Supporting carers in the workplace – a policy and practice perspective from the UK (Katherine Wilson, Head of Employers for Carers, Carers UK)

Presentation: Katherine PDF

• Support for working carers in Japan, Professor Shingou Ikeda (Vice Research Director, Japan Institute for Labor Policy and Training)

Presentation: SI_Support for working carers_JPN-1

• Discussion chaired by Dr Nicola Brimblecombe (Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, LSE, UK)