Employment in social care in Europe

This report looks at a range of innovative approaches, in 11 EU Member States and two acceding countries, aimed at increasing the supply of qualified workers who can meet the growing demand for care services. It highlights a number of policy strategies that should be developed to address this issue, such as improving the public image of care work, raising the qualification profile of care workers, increasing salary levels, attracting more qualified migrants to the profession, achieving a better age and gender balance, and improving overall working conditions for care workers. By documenting good practice, it offers a range of practical responses to one of Europe’s most pressing dilemmas.

Eurofound: Press Release, 2.10.06: Tackling the future need for social care http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/press/releases/2006/061002.htm

Eurofound: The future for employment in social care in Europe: Conference on the future for employment in social care in Europe, 2-3 October 2006, Helsinki, Finland (Conference report) http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0701.htm

Eurofound: Employment in social care in Europe: Executive summary http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2006/50/en/1/ef0650en.pdf

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