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Private sector policies for caregiving employees — a survey of Scottish companies
Author(s)	Mary L M Gilhooly, Calum Redpath
Journal title	Ageing and Society, vol 17, part 4, July 1997
Pages	pp 399-423
Keywords	Informal care ; Employees ; Hours of work ; Employers ; Employment ; Policy ; Social surveys ; Scotland.
Annotation	This study examined Scottish private sector companies, with regard to their policies on flexible working arrangements for carers of physically and mentally impaired older people. One thousand questionnaires were sent to companies drawn from the Scottish Chamber of Commerce National Directory 1993; there was a 32% response rate. The majority of companies had never previously considered employees' elder care responsibilities. Although expressing considerable sympathy, as well as some responsiveness and flexibility with regard to working arrangement for caregiving employees, results indicate that Scottish companies in the private sector are providing little in the way of direct or indirect support to the UK care reforms. However, informal contacts during the project indicated that the public and voluntary sectors may be more flexible, and have begun to develop specific policies with regard to the needs of caregiving employees.
Accession Number	CPA-971006002 A
Classmark	P6: WK: WKD: TF: WJ: QAD: 3F: 9A
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