In one year, the situation of family carers, who must combine their work and the help they provide to a loved one, has deteriorated markedly, according to Ocirp, the common organization of pension and provident institutions. . On the eve of National Caregiver Day, which takes place on Thursday, October 6, the organization published a study that franceinfo
was able to consult this Wednesday.
8 to 11 million French people are caregivers, 6 out of 10 work
He recalls that 8 to 11 million people are considered family carers, and 6 out of 10 work. And according to this study, almost a third of caring employees say they “helpless”. They refer to a heavy aid load and a “low support” of their business.
Six out of ten caring employees in “physical and moral difficulty”
This is partly explained by the increase in the number of hours devoted to the loved one in need. It was 8:30 a.m. per week in 2021, it went to 10:50 this year. As a result, the caregiver well-being index is down. The score out of 10 that they attribute to their well-being has gone from 5.52/10 last year to 5.36/10 this year. Nearly six out of ten caring employees say they are “physical and moral difficulty”.
Younger caregivers
Furthermore, the average age of caregivers is increased from 39 years in 2021 to 36 years in 2022. Two-thirds (68%) of employees surveyed by Ocirp, caregivers or not, are largely in favor of a personalized device dedicated to carers in the company and the establishment ofprovident-type protection applicable to all employees concerned.
The fear of not being promoted
However, the question seems to remain taboo in the company, because only a quarter of these caring employees informed their employer about their situation. For Marie-Anne Monchamp, the director general of the Ocirp interviewed by franceinfo, there is a fear of not being promoted.
She recalls that in France, the “caregiver leave” system allows employees, for three months, to be on leave from their job to help a loved one. During this leave, which may be divided, the caregiver will not be paid by his employer but compensated by an allowance Daily. According to Marie-Anne Monchamp, this right is “too little used”
for fear of being stigmatized in the workplace. She says you have to “wake up now”, estimating that in 2030, one in four workers will be a caregiver.