超过100万英国人在两年内退休工作,以便提供未退休护理

关怀责任驱逐工人

More than one million people in Britain have left paid employment during the past two years to care for ageing, ill or disabled relatives, according to research reported by the Guardian. That works out at roughly 1,500 departures a day. The finding places unpaid care firmly in the labour-market debate: the loss is not only household income, but also experienced workers, pension contributions and tax revenue.

压力超越辞职

The research says one in five employees, or about 6.7 million people, makes career or financial sacrifices while combining work and care. Twenty-two per cent of surveyed carers had reduced their working hours, while about one in ten had declined promotion or accepted a lower-paid role. Across the adult population, an estimated 11 million people report some unpaid caring responsibility.

Carers UK,该公司制作了这项研究,估计,在7年内,离开工作的人数增加了两倍,现在每年经济成本为37亿英镑。 该组织希望有法律权利获得10天的付费护理人员假期。 它还要求由路易斯·凯西领导的成人社会福利的独立审查,将就业保留和家庭护理人员的支持置于其建议的中心。

政府政策承认风险

英国政府7月份的行动计划说,照顾可以损害身体和精神健康,财务稳定和工作机会。 英国30%的未支付护理人员每周至少提供50小时的护理。 该计划将Career的补贴收入限制提高到每周204英镑,并表示大型雇主预计将从2027年春天开始,根据法律,制定工作和护理行动计划。

下一篇 政策测试

部长正在审查护理人员的就业权利,并考虑付费假期,同时还审查是否将急剧护理人员许可收入折扣取代一张纸板。 关键问题是这些改革是否足够快,以缓慢退出劳动力。 凯西的即将到来的审查和政府的最终就业权利回应将显示,不付费的护理主要是作为福利问题,或者是结构性劳动、健康和社会福利问题。