Employers sign up to help staff who double as free home carers

Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform joins Irish Life, Irish Rail, Bank of Ireland, SETU as members of the Caring Employers programme

Department of Public Expenditure and Family Carers Ireland partnership: Adam Flanagan, Emma Gibson, Joanne Murphy, David Moloney, Catherine Cox, John Dunne, and Amy Burke.

One in five people will be in a caring role by 2030, making it vital for employers to offer supportive options to family carers, according to Family Carers Ireland.

The national charity, which supports Ireland’s 500,000 family carers, has signed a partnership with the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (DPER) to provide practical supports for their staff who balance their jobs with home caring duties.