HOW TO COPE WHILST CARING FOR AN ILL PARENT | BALANCING CARE RESPONSIBILITIES WITH A CAREER | DELOITTE PODCAST ON WORKING CARERS | DOWNLOADABLE EXPLAINER TO SUPPORT WORKING CARERS 

Welcome back to Work, Family & You. 

In the UK, we’ve been experiencing a ‘childcare crisis’ for some time, as the lack of affordable care options have collided with the cost-of-living crisis. Yet in countries with ageing populations, particularly those across Europe and Asia, governments and businesses need to be preparing for an ‘eldercare crisis’. What about those individuals – around 75% of whom are women – left with the emotional and logistical responsibility of care? Not to mention their careers...  

ECC CEO and Coach Geraldine Gallacher has written a heartfelt piece How to Cope Whilst Caring for an Ill Parent. She shares her experience and offers some valuable self-care reminders to others who may be in similar positions. 

Kate Buller, ECC Coach and Director of Coaching, and Melany Green, ECC Client Lead and Executive Coach, have co-written a thoughtful article to support employees and shed light for managers on Balancing Care Responsibilities With a Career. It includes valuable recommendations and links to resources to help those who are working whilst caring.  

We'd love to hear from you if you have seen, experienced or heard about any organisations effectively supporting carers. Please email us and join the conversation on the eldercare crisis.

In Shifting the Needle Episode 7 Geraldine Gallacher speaks with Isla Thomas, Design Research Manager & Head of the Carers Network at Deloitte uk about care responsibilities – the myths, the realities and what the new Carers Leave Act means for employee caregivers.  

For employers needing a steer on supporting working carers in the workplace, we have put together a helpful explainer. Learn how proactive employers offer flexible arrangements, resource groups, and manager support programs to create inclusive workplaces. Read our explainer to understand and support this growing demographic.

Thanks for reading, have a great summer; we’ll be back with our next newsletter in the autumn.  

Emma Spitz - Chief Client Officer and Executive Coach at ECC 

Supporting Working Carers | Episode 7

Managing Working Parents and Carers

In this episode, our CEO Geraldine chats with Isla Thomas, Design Research Manager & Head of the Carers Network at Deloitte UK, about care responsibilities. They discuss the myths, realities, and implications of the new Carers Leave Act for employee caregivers.

Balancing Care Responsibilities With a Career

Managing Your Career Whilst Caring for Others |

There has been much written about the potential derailing of women's careers as they become parents, but there is a lull in information on the impact of eldercare on career trajectories. In this co-written piece, Kate and Melany explore pragmatic steps that individuals and organisations can take to be supportive for carers jugging their responsibilities with careers.

How to Cope Whilst Caring for an Ill Parent 

Managing Your Career Whilst Caring for Others |

With care responsibilities affecting millions of adults in the UK alone, as a society we need to be fostering spaces where carers can share their experiences and support each other. Geraldine's article is an insight into how she navigated an overwhelming and challenging life event whilst managing her energy and caring for her self. 

A Guide to Support Your Working Carers in the Workplace

Download the Explainer

In this explainer document, we implore that employers must start proactively supporting a growing demographic of working carers. Across the globe, millions of employees have unpaid care responsibilities, delayed caregiving role recognition leads to increased stress and missed career opportunities.