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Some general information I (Schneekloth, 2005):

Eurofound Workshop „Measures in companies and community services to support informal carers“ Policy and practice developments in Germany Barecelona, 22. June 2010 Monika Reichert & Gerhard Naegele University TU Dortmund. Some general information I (Schneekloth, 2005):.

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Some general information I (Schneekloth, 2005):

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  1. Eurofound Workshop „Measures in companies and community services to support informal carers“Policy and practice developments in GermanyBarecelona, 22. June 2010Monika Reichert & Gerhard NaegeleUniversity TU Dortmund

  2. Some general information I (Schneekloth, 2005): • Number of persons being in need of long term care according to the German Long Term Care Insurance Law: • 2,25 Millionen (another ca. 3 Millionen need help in IADL) • From these 2,25 million persons: • 1,54 Mill. (68%) are cared for at home

  3. Some general information II (Schneekloth, 2005) • 73%of informal carers arefemale • 40% of informal carers (between 15 to 64 years of age) are in gainful employment: • full time: 19% • part time (less than 30 h): 15% • part time (less than 15 h) : 6%

  4. Some general information III (Schneekloth, 2004) • For 21% of carers taking on caregiving had consequences for employment: • 11% reduced working time • 10% quit working • 26% continued to work, • 51% were not employed when started caregiving • (2% no answer)

  5. Nursing time care act (Pflegezeitgesetz) I • In force since July 2008 the "nursing care time act" gives employees the right to be fully or partly exempted from employment duties if they wish to look after close relatives in need of long-term home care. • Temporary exemption from work will be granted, if a close relative is in need of long-term care respectively if it is presumable that the necessity for long-term nursing care will result.

  6. Nursing time care act II • The nursing care time act differentiates between "short-term leave" and long-term „nursing care time“: • Short-term leave: granted to help the employee to secure immediate nursing care for a close relative in sudden need of nursing aid and to initiate the necessary organizational steps for long-term nursing care. Such acute events justify exemption from work for up to 10 working days. • Nursing care time: granted to allow the employee to personally attend a close relative in need of nursing care of at least care level 1 (according to § 15 SGB XI) in home care. Such events justify exemption from work for up to six months.

  7. Nursing time care act III Definition of „close relatives“: • Grandparents, • Parents, • Brothers and sisters, • Children and grandchildren, • Parents-in-law and children-in-law, • Spouse and life companions, • Cohabiting partners, • own children, adopted and foster children as well as • Children, adopted and foster children of the spouse or life partner.

  8. Nursing time care act IV • During leave the employee is protected against dismissal. • Both - short term leave and long-term nursing care time - are unpaid! • The act does not apply for employers with 15 employees or less.

  9. A new nursing care act (Familienpflegezeit) - The Proposal of the German Federal Ministery of Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth

  10. The new proposal • Employees are entitled to take a nursing care leave up to two years; • During this time employees can reduce their working time from 100% to 50% but get 75% of their wages; • After two years emloyees have to work full time again (100%) but they still get paid only 75% of their wages until their „account“ is balanced.

  11. The new proposal: Critical aspects I • Employers … • bear the risk that employees are not willing or are not able to return back to work; • pay 75% of wages but only get 50% of working time/work done; this is especially a problem for small and medium sized companies; • have to look for an other qualified person as a substitute who works the other 50% of working time; • …..

  12. The new proposal: Critical aspects II • Employees … • have to be able to waive 75% of their wages up to four years; • have to look for a new solution after two years if caregiving continues; • who do nursing care for someone with a high level of need have difficulties in using this new nursing time proposal; • who do nursing care for someone outside the family can not make use out of this new nursing time proposal; • ….

  13. The new proposal: Recommendations for improvement (from the 20th of May 2010) • Employees have to contract a special insurance which pays employers the already paid wages back (in case the employee is not able to balance the wage account); • Employees can save up time on a „time account“ before the caregiving situation occures; • this time can be used for caregiving, i.e. there might be no reduction of wages or a reduction less than 25%

  14. Thank you for your attention! mreichert@fk12.tu-dortmund.de

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