What Helps Working Informal Caregivers? The Role of Workplace Characteristics in Balancing Work and Adult-Care Responsibilities

Martin Zuba () and Ulrike Schneider ()

Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2013, vol. 34, issue 4, 460-469

Abstract: Population ageing and expected labour shortages mean that successful reconciliation of adult care and paid work is becoming a key issue for employers, employees and frail older people alike. Based on the detailed workplace-related variables in the fourth European Working Condition Survey, we examined differences in levels and determinants of carers’ and non-carers’ role conflict and one of its outcomes, absenteeism. We found caregivers to exhibit higher levels of perceived work–family conflict. Work schedules and time regimes affect carers’ and non-carers’ work–family conflict alike. However, good friends at work and work overload have a larger impact on carers’ work–family conflict. Furthermore, we found indications for a trade-off between perceived work-to-family conflict and absenteeism via workplace policies. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

Keywords: Work–family conflict; Elder care; Informal care; Absenteeism; Work-to-family conflict (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/s10834-012-9347-7

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