Employees with carer roles must be supported: Towergate Health & Protection

According to Carers UK, roughly one in seven workers have a caring responsibility, with three in five people having to take on a carer role at some point in their life. Debra Clark, head of specialist consulting at Towergate Health & Protection, explained that there is a rise of those in "triple-decker sandwich situations" with three layers of dependants, which puts further pressure on them juggling work as well. "The physical and mental stresses of being a carer can lead to lack of focus, absence from work, and even to people feeling they have to resign," she warned. Clark suggested...