Workplace flexibility must keep pace with an ageing population and growing caring responsibilities
Teachers and school staff caring for ageing parents need stronger workplace flexibility, and employers and governments must take decisive action to deliver it.
Caring is a widespread reality across the community. Around 3 million Australians provide unpaid care, with women making up the majority of primary carers. This has particular significance in education, where around 73% of IEU members are women.
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