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Caregivers Have Been Let Down By Employers - There Is Still Time To Act



Over half of employees in a recent study have said that their employer hasn't supported them with their responsibilities at home for the first year of the pandemic. Almost the same proportion also believes that their manager doesn't truly understand how their responsibilities have changed during COVID-19.

A new study highlights what employees, who are carers, have been feeling for a year now - namely that employers haven’t been as supportive as they could have been since the beginning of the pandemic. Working through a global pandemic has been hard for everyone, but particularly challenging for certain groups of employees, those who are parents of children under 12 and caregivers. Even if they are in jobs and roles that can be performed from home and remotely, the stress and pressure they experienced from having to perform at work, while caring for a child, an elderly or sick family member or neighbour has been overwhelming for many.

The new report, published by the Boston Consulting Group surveyed 14,100 caregivers in the US and Europe, all full- or part-time employees of large companies. Not only have they asked employees about their experience and the support they have received from their employer, but they have also asked about their leaving intention. Is the lack of support from the employer during the pandemic enough reason for employees to consider leaving? Apparently, it is. The research team gathered from the responses, that caregivers - especially those caring for either an adult or a young child - were almost twice as likely as non-caregivers to say they would leave their current employer within the next six months.

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