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As the population ages, employers will have to do more to support workers caring for elderly relatives, says Nicola Sullivan
Employer support for staff with elderly relatives is still not widely available, but with an ageing population, organisations could find that they have to begin to take action to help employees balance their work and caring responsibilities.
According to Juggling work and care: The experience of working carers of older adults, published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in 2002, 2.7 million people now combine work with caring for an elderly relative. However, this is projected to increase to nine million people by 2037, according to It could be you, a report by the charity Carers UK.
But while the government is...
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