Businesses overlooking one in five ‘sandwich’ carers, poll finds

Employers need to provide better support to avoid losing staff, experts say, as a third of dual carers say responsibilities impact their mental health

One in five ‘sandwich’ carers, who have responsibilities for both children and elderly parents or relatives, do not receive enough support from their employer, a survey has found.

An Opinium poll of 2,000 UK adults, conducted for Unum UK, found that 21 per cent of people with dual caring responsibilities said their employer did not offer them support in balancing work and home responsibilities.

More than a third (35 per cent) of sandwich carers said their care responsibilities had impacted their mental health; 29 per cent said it had impacted them financially; and a quarter (25 per cent) said the extra responsibility had impacted their physical health.

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