696
Views
1
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Caring for adults in the EU: Work–life balance and challenges for EU law

References

  • Ackers, L., Balch, A., Scott, S., Currie, S., & Millard, D. (2009). The gender dimension of geographic labour mobility in the European Union. Brussels: European Parliament Policy Department Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs.
  • Age Platform Europe. (2011). Response to public consultation on possible EU measures in the area of carers’ leave or leave to care for dependent relatives. Retrieved from http://www.age-platform.eu/images/stories/Response_AGE___15-09-11_FINAL.pdf
  • Borg, T. (2014). Speech given to European Parliament interest group on carers, Brussels, Belgium, 09 April 2014. Retrieved from http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/dyna/borg/speeches_en.cfm
  • Busby, N. (2011). A right to care? Unpaid care work in European employment law. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Caracciolo di Torella, E. (2011). Is there a fundamental right to reconciling work and family life in the EU? In N. Busby & G. James (Eds.), Families, care-giving and paid work: Challenging labour law in the 21st century (pp. 52–65). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
  • Caracciolo di Torella, E. & Masselot, A. (2010). Reconciling work and family life in EU law and policy. Basinstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Carers Trust. (2014). Husband, partner, dad, son, carer? A survey of the experiences and needs of male carers. Retrieved from http://www.carers.org/sites/default/files/male_carers_research.pdf
  • Carers, U. K. (2013). Carers and family finances inquiry. London: Carers UK.
  • Conaghan, J. (1993). Pregnancy and the workplace: A question of strategy? Journal of Law and Society, 71–93, doi:10.2307/1410113
  • Connor, T. (2010). Discrimination by association: A step in the right direction. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 32, 59–69. doi:10.1080/09649061003675881
  • European Commission. (2007). Communication: Towards common principles of flexicurity: More and better jobs through flexibility and security. COM 359. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.
  • European Commission. (2011a). Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a Health for Growth Programme, the third multi-annual programme of EU action in the field of health for the period 2014 – 2020. COM 709 final.
  • European Commission. (2011b). Roadmap: Reconciliation between work, family and private life. Retrieved from http://ec.europa.eu/governance/impact/planned_ia/docs/2011_empl_016_work_family_private_life_en.pdf
  • European Commission. (2012a). The 2012 ageing report: Economic and budgetary projections for the 27 EU member states 2010-2060. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union (European Economy Series 2/2012).
  • European Commission. (2012b). Long term care for the elderly: Provisions and providers in 33 countries. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
  • European Commission. (2013). Developing anti-discrimination law in Europe. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
  • European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound). (2009). European company survey: Part time work in Europe. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
  • European Parliament resolution of 4 July 2013: Impact of the crisis on access to care for vulnerable groups (2013/2044(INI).
  • Gaymu, J., Ekamper, P., & Beets, G. (2007). Who will be caring for Europe’s dependent elders in 2030? Population (English Edition). 62, 675–706. doi:10.3917/pope.704.0675
  • Glendinning, C., Arksey, H., Tjadens, F., Moree, M., Moran, N., & Nies, H. (2009). Care provision within families and its socio-economic impact on care providers across the European Union (Research Works, No. 2009-05). Social Policy Research Unit, University of York: York.
  • Haberkern, K., Schmid, T., & Szydlik, M. (2015). Gender differences in intergenerational care in European welfare states. Ageing and Society, 35, 298–320. doi:10.1017/S0144686X13000639
  • Herring, J. (2009). Older people in law and society. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Herring, J. (2013). Caring and the law. Oxford: Hart Publishing.
  • Horton, R. (2011). Care giving and reasonable adjustment in the UK. In N. Busby & G. James (Eds.), Families, care-giving and paid work: Challenging labour law in the 21st century (pp. 137–152). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
  • James, G. (2012). Forgotten children: Work–family reconciliation in the EU. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 34, 363–379. doi:10.1080/09649069.2012.750485
  • James, G. & Spruce, E. (2015). Workers with elderly dependants: Employment law’s response to the latest care-giving conundrum. Legal Studies, 35, 463–479. doi:10.1111/lest.12073
  • Loretto, W., Vickerstaff, S., & White, P. (2007). The future for older workers: New perspectives. Bristol: Policy Press.
  • McGlynn, C. (2000). Ideologies of motherhood in European Community sex equality law. European Law Journal, 6, 29–44. doi:10.1111/1468-0386.00094
  • Pickard, L. (2015). A growing care gap? The supply of unpaid care for older people by their adult children in England to 2032. Ageing and Society, 35, 96–123. doi:10.1017/S0144686X13000512
  • Pilgerstorfer, M. & Forshaw, S. (2008). Industrial Law Journal, 37, 384–393. doi:10.1093/indlaw/dwn018
  • Rostgaard, T. (2002). Caring for children and older people in Europe – A comparison of European policies and practice. Policy Studies, 23, 51–68. doi:10.1080/0144287022000000082
  • Sargeant, M. (2010). The default retirement age: Legitimate aims and disproportionate means. Industrial Law Journal, 39, 244–263. doi:10.1093/indlaw/dwq010
  • Sargeant, M. (2011). The European court of justice and age discrimination. Journal of Business Law, 2, 144–159.
  • Smith, O. (2011). Reconciling care-giving and work in Ireland: The contribution of protection against family status discrimination. In N. Busby & G. James (Eds.), Families, care-giving and paid work: Challenging labour law in the 21st century (pp. 153–170). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
  • Social Protection Committee and European Commission (2014). Adequate social protection for long-term care needs in an ageing society. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
  • Stiell, B., Shipton, L., & Yeandle, S. (2006). Caring for sick or disabled children: Parents’ experiences of combining work and care. London: Carers UK.
  • United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2007). World population ageing. New York, NY: United Nations.
  • Vickerstaff, S., Loretto, W., Milne, A., Alden, E., Billings, J., & White, P. (2009). Employment support for carers (Department for Work and Pensions Research Report No 597). London: HMSO.
  • Yeandle, S., Bennett, C., Fry, G., & Price, C. (2007). Managing caring and employment. London: Carers UK.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.