Presented by the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre in partnership with SafeWork SA - WorkLife Balance Strategy, Department of the Premier and Cabinet and supported by the Office for Carers.
This forum will examine recent legislative changes and Australia-wide policy issues affecting carers who are in paid employment. It is designed to inform employers, policy makers, managers in the caring and health sector, university researchers, and carers.
The forum is focused on the issues for carers in maintaining a connection with the paid workforce while undertaking their carer role. At a national level, it will outline the employment recommendations of the recent Inquiry into Better Support for Carers and explore Australia-wide policy issues affecting carers who are in paid employment. At a state level, it will outline recent legislative changes in South Australia to better protect carers against discrimination in employment and the current role of the Office for Carers. It will also profile employment programmes in both the public and private sectors, which support carers in employment.
Keynote speakers: Professor Bettina Cass AO, University of NSW Cathy Thomson, Research Fellow, Social Policy Research Centre, University of NSW
Respondents: Linda Matthews, SA Equal Opportunity Commissioner Ruth Blenkiron, Director, Human Resources, UniSA
