Care of Relatives with Consequences for the Domestic Labor Market

Before the International Day of Care, a microdata analysis shows how the care needs of parents or parents-in-law affect the work behavior of their children. Children who care for dependent parents often reduce their working hours or leave the labor market.

Caring for Relatives Triggers Part-Time Employment to Withdrawal from Working Life - Especially Among Women

According to the study, these effects are particularly pronounced among women. There is a clear trend towards part-time employment and phased retirement among them to meet the increasing time conflicts between work and care. Men, on the other hand, are less likely to switch to part-time employment and phased retirement and in some cases even show an expansion of their employment - indicating household "substitution effects."

"Care in Austria is largely provided within the family. The problem is: the associated impacts on the labor market are massively underestimated," said EcoAustria Director Monika Köppl-Turyna in a statement. Extrapolated to the affected age group, there is a potential loss of up to 9,200 full-time equivalents that could be withdrawn from the labor market due to care obligations.

(APA/Red)

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