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Combining family caring with paid

work in Britain

17thOctober 2005

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Striving for Work-Life Balance

Multiple roles in work & family life

Key policy issue

GB Govt. Work-Life Balance campaign

Little research in GB on extent of

multiple roles in mid-life & effect on

quality of life


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Striving for Work-Life Balance

Family and Working Lives Survey 1994/5

General Household Survey 1985-2000

Key research findings Extent of multiple roles

Impact of caring on employment

Impact of family caring on pension prospects

Key policy implications


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Extent of multiple role occupancy

in Britain Being "caught in the middle" remains atypical


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Parental Status Paid Work

Informal Caring

12.0%27.6%

2.4%

1.4% 1.5%

34.4%

2.0%

18.7% dont

have any of these

3 roles

Fig 1: Multiple Roles amongst 45-59/64 years, FWLS

Source: Evandrou, M. Glaser

& Henz, U. (2002)


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Table 1: Ever had multiple roles (%), FWLS

Men Women

Never had 2 or more roles at the same time 13.1 7.9

Ever had 2 roles at the same time

Carer & Parent

Carer & Paid worker

Paid worker & Parent

Carer & Parent; and (at another time)

Paid worker & Parent

-

2.8

72.9

0.8

0.1

3.7

65.8

4.7

Three roles at same time

Carer, Parent, Paid worker 10.5 17.9

(N) (1027) (947)

Source: Evandrou, M. & Glaser, K. (2004)


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Fig 2: Median duration of caring (yrs) amongst ever

carers by age and gender, FWLS

Source: Evandrou, M. Glaser, K. & Henz, U. (2002)


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Extent of multiple role occupancy

in Britain

Being "caught in the middle" remains atypical

Multiple role occupancy more common when

examined over the life course

Extent of multiple roles increasing across

cohorts

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Fig 3: Percent of mid-life women

occupying all 3 roles of carer, parent, worker

Using GHS 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 Source: Evandrou, M. & Glaser, K. (200

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Fig 4: Percent of mid-life women

occupying role of carer & paid worker.

Using GHS 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 Source: Evandrou, M. & Glaser, K. (200

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What is the impact of starting to care

upon paid work?

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Slide 13Table 2: Respondents reporting impact of first

episode of caring on work arrangements, amongst

ever carers aged 45-59/64 yrs (%), FWLS

Men Women AllStopped work altogether 8 21 16

Worked fewer hours 9 11 10

Did a different type of work 2 2 2

Earned less money from work 6 5 5Could only work certain times of day 3 6 5

Missed out on career opportunities 3 3 3

No effectcontinued working 48 37 41

No effectcontinued not working 25 26 25(N) (236) (380) (616)

Source: Evandrou, M. & Glaser, K. (200

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Slide 14 Table 3: Respondents reporting impact of end

of last episode of caring on work arrangements

(%), FWLS

Men Women All

Started work again 24 27 26

Could work longer hours 50 25 32

Did a different type of work 3 5 4Earned more money from work 21 6 10

Could work more flexible hours 12 11 11

Had more career opportunities 3 1 2

Did not affect work 18 35 30(N) (35) (84) (118)


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Fig 5: Years of full-time employment amongst

mid-life men who have ever cared by age and

response to caring, FWLS


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Fig 6: Years of full-time employment amongst

mid-life women who have ever cared by age

and response to caring, FWLS


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Fig 7: Years of part-time employment amongst

mid-life women who have ever cared by age

and response to caring, FWLS


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FWLS provides info on:

Contributions to 1sttier public pension

Basic State Pension (BSP)

Contribution Credits

Home Responsibility Protection (HRP)

Contributions to 2nd

tier pensions (public, occupational & personal)

Calculating pension entitlements

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Caring and pension entitlements

Summary findings:

Men who stopped working due to caring madefewer contributions to BSP

After Credits & HRP taken into account, thesemen have higher entitlement than on average

Credits & HRP are working to protect carers

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Table 4: Membership of occupational pension scheme

at any stage during working life, 45-59/64 yrs, FWLS

% ever member

occupational pension

Mean no. of yrs of contributions

(amongst members)

All men (45-64 yrs) 78 21.0

Men who stopped work

to care49 13.4

All women (45-59 yrs) 51 12.7

Women who stopped

work to care

52 12.1


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Summary of key findings

Low prevalence of multiple roles

Higher prevalence of ever had MR

Evidence of negative impact of caring onpaid work

Caring has negative impact on accumulation

pension entitlements, both state and private

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Policy Implications

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Juggling work and family life:

towards a better work-life balance

Improve flexible working practices

Parental leave

Time-off for dependants Long-term career breaks

Supporting carers to remain in

employment Financial incentives for the low paid

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Juggling work and family life:

towards a better work-life balance

Improve pension protection for carers

Extend Credits for second tier pension to

low paid carers, caring > 20 hrs pw


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Further general reading

Dautzenberg, M.G.H., Diederiks, J.P.M., Philipsen, H., & Stevens,

F.C.J. (1998). Women of a middle generation and parent care.International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 47, 241-262

Philips, J, Bernard, M and Chittenden (2002)Juggling Work and Care:The Experiences of Working Carers of Older Adults, Joseph RowntreeFoundation and Policy Press, Bristol.

Rosenthal, C. J., Martin-Matthews, A., and Matthews, S. H. (1996).Caught in the middle? Occupancy in multiple roles and help to parentsin a national probability sample of Canadian adults.Journal ofGerontology: Social Sciences, 51B, S274-S283.

Yeandle, S, Wigfield, A, Crompton, R and Dennett, J (2002)Employers, Communities and Family-Friendly Employment Policies.Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Policy Press, Bristol.

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