Informal care is unpaid and often long-term care for sick family members or friends. This can be care or help with daily activities. Municipalities support informal caregivers, for example, by (temporarily) taking over the care by a volunteer or professional (respite care).

One in four employees is a caregiver in addition to their work. Attention to informal care in organizations demonstrably leads to less strain, more productivity and gives an edge in the tight labor market.

We set employers in motion to make the combination of work and care possible. We offer inspiration, knowledge, facts & figures and practical tools.

Do you have more than 250 employees? Then from 2024 it will be mandatory to have a sustainable policy in which informal care can have a place. But even if your organization has fewer than 250 employees, informal care policy is a good idea. For your employees who get stuck in their work-life balance. And for you as an employer, to prevent skyrocketing absenteeism figures.