{"id":9318,"date":"2025-06-18T20:07:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T18:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.effe-homecare.eu\/?p=9318"},"modified":"2025-06-18T20:09:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T18:09:50","slug":"effe-participates-in-eu-webinar-on-long-term-care-workforce-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.effe-homecare.eu\/en\/effe-participates-in-eu-webinar-on-long-term-care-workforce-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"EFFE Participates in EU Webinar on Long-Term Care Workforce Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On 18 June 2025, EFFE took part in the webinar organised by the European Commission \u2013 DG Employment and Skills, entitled <em>\u201cTowards a more coherent framework for addressing long-term care workforce challenges: from evidence to policy responses\u201d<\/em>, held in the context of the implementation of the European Care Strategy. The online event brought together a wide range of European stakeholders \u2013 including institutions, national authorities, researchers, social partners, and civil society representatives \u2013 to address the critical challenges currently facing the long-term care (LTC) sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A pressing context for domestic &amp; home care sector<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Long-term care sits at the heart of Europe\u2019s demographic, social, and economic transformation. Yet, the sector is facing a sustainability crisis: workforce shortages, precarious working conditions, undeclared employment, and chronic underinvestment. These vulnerabilities not only hinder families\u2019 access to quality care services, but also limit the sector\u2019s potential in terms of job creation and its positive fiscal and social impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Against this backdrop, the webinar aimed to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Share the latest evidence and research on the LTC workforce;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Foster the exchange of good practices among Member States and stakeholders;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support collective action toward concrete, workable solutions to enhance the sector\u2019s attractiveness and resilience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EFFE\u2019s contribution to the second workshop: labour rights, compliance and undeclared work<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EFFE was invited to speak in the second workshop, <em>\u201cLabour rights, enforcement and undeclared work\u201d<\/em>, alongside Eurofound and the European Labour Authority (ELA). This session provided an opportunity to explore several core issues: the effective implementation of labour rights, social protection for domestic care workers, the vulnerabilities faced by migrant workers, and the need to elevate care work as a common good. The discussions also highlighted the importance of social dialogue in a predominantly private and informal sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of this panel, EFFE presented its latest innovation from the EFFE Lab: the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.effe-homecare.eu\/en\/dom-and-care-value\/\">Dom &amp; Care Value simulator<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dom &amp; Care Value: measuring the impact of incentive policies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dom &amp; Care Value simulator is an economic modelling tool designed to assess the impact of public policies that promote formal employment in the home care sector. By simulating various solvency-enhancing mechanisms (e.g. service vouchers, tax credits, individual care accounts), the tool allows policymakers to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Estimate the return on public investment (via generated tax and social security contributions),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaluate net gains for households and their ability to access quality formal services,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Model expected increases in declared employment for care workers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Such tools are crucial to guide evidence-based policymaking and ensure comparability across Member States, especially as national responses to the Council Recommendation on long-term care remain diverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.effe-homecare.eu\/en\/domcare-value-a-key-step-towards-recognising-indirect-care-in-european-policies\/\">launch at the European Parliament on 20 March 2025<\/a>, the Dom &amp; Care Value simulator has attracted growing interest from policymakers at both EU and national levels. EFFE has been invited to present it on multiple occasions, including at DG EMPL on 5th of June 2025, as part of the <strong>Triple A Talks series<\/strong>. These sessions, hosted by the European Commission, provide a platform to showcase recent research on employment and social issues, offering Commission staff insights into emerging evidence and supporting strategic policy reflection. EFFE\u2019s participation reflects the increasing recognition of the simulator as a decision-making support tool at a time when Member States seek to strengthen the effectiveness and fairness of their care systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Four key conditions for effective policies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During its presentation, EFFE emphasised that a fair and sustainable home care sector can only be built around four core pillars:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Solvency assessment<\/strong> \u2013 using reliable tools like Dom &amp; Care Value to ensure public support is targeted and well-calibrated.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Simplified delivery mechanisms<\/strong> \u2013 such as digital service vouchers or personal care accounts, to reduce costs and administrative burdens.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Structured professionalisation<\/strong> \u2013 through recognised training pathways, strong quality standards, and active skills management.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Robust social dialogue<\/strong> \u2013 to ensure decent working conditions, effective representation of both workers and employers, and coordinated efforts against informality.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>EFFE values this collaboration with the European Commission and remains committed to supporting the construction of a coherent, fair and sustainable European framework for home care employment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 18 June 2025, EFFE took part in the webinar organised by the European Commission \u2013 DG Employment and Skills, entitled \u201cTowards a more coherent framework for addressing long-term care workforce challenges: from evidence to policy responses\u201d, held in the context of the implementation of the European Care Strategy. 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