HR and benefit professionals must reexamine how to manage the challenges that caregivers face if they want to keep up with workforce trends. Many caregivers live in multigenerational households. Others from the so-called “sandwich” generation juggle careers with caregiving for their children and elderly parents. There are even “club-sandwich” caregivers who manage their children, grandchildren and elderly parents along with careers.
No matter the circumstances, success is predicated upon all caregivers needing not only a flexible work schedule, but also an organization with a transparent and inclusive culture. It’s an issue that HR and employee benefit advisers increasingly will be searching for strategic solutions to on behalf of their employer clients.
