英国每天约1500人辞职成为无偿照顾者

根据最新研究，英国每天约有1,500人辞去工作成为无偿照顾者1。过去两年间，超过100万人离开职场，以照顾年迈、患病或残疾的亲属1。五分之一的员工（约670万人）正在经历职业和经济方面的牺牲1。

职业中断对从业者造成广泛影响1。调查显示，22%的受访者减少了工作时间，其中34%现在每周工作少于8小时1。此外，十分之一的照顾者放弃了晋升机会或接受了薪资水平较低的职位1。英国成年人口中，五分之一（1100万人）承担着无偿照顾的责任1。

这一趋势带来的经济影响显著1。无偿照顾劳动力的增加每年给英国造成约370亿英镑的经济成本1。Carers UK呼吁政府加强无偿照顾者的就业权利，主张引入每年10天的有薪照顾者假1。

Research has revealed that approximately 1,500 British people resign from their jobs each day to become unpaid carers, with over one million workers leaving employment in the past two years to look after elderly, ill, or disabled relatives 1. The scale of this trend underscores the widespread personal and professional sacrifices facing the workforce, with one in five employees—equivalent to 6.7 million people—experiencing career and financial consequences 1. Among those surveyed, 22 percent have reduced their working hours, while 34 percent work fewer than eight hours per week, and one in ten carers have foregone promotions or accepted lower-paying positions 1.

The unpaid care sector carries substantial economic implications for the nation. Approximately one in five British adults, totaling 11 million people, hold unpaid caring responsibilities 1, and the labor these individuals provide generates an estimated annual economic cost to the United Kingdom of £37 billion 1. To address this disparity, Carers UK is advocating for enhanced employment protections for unpaid carers, including the introduction of ten days of annual paid carer's leave 1. An independent social security review led by Louise Casey is expected to report its findings within the coming months 1.