The implications of unpaid childcare on employment of workers over 50

Jakov Jandric; Laura Airey; Wendy Loretto; David Lain

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This paper considers the implications of unpaid childcare on grandparents’ employment and careers. In light of the increased economic and public policy imperatives to delay retirement and extend working lives, we investigate the ways in which provision of non-custodial grandparent care affects employment of the over-50s in the UK. Our qualitative study of 55 participants suggested that around half of the sample made some changes to their employment in order to accommodate the grandparental role. Their decision to either reduce their paid work, or completely leave the labour market was strongly influenced by their gender, social class and marital status

Original language	English
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 2019
Event	CIPD Applied Research Conference 2020 - Dublin, Ireland Duration: 22 Jan 2020 → 23 Jan 2020

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Conference	CIPD Applied Research Conference 2020
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Dublin
Period	22/01/20 → 23/01/20

CIPD Applied Research Conference 2020
Laura Airey (Speaker) & Jakov Jandric (Speaker)
23 Jan 2020
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