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More Older Aussies Working and Caring (Pro Bono Australia)

20 January 20140 comments

The number of older Australians balancing work and unpaid caring is growing and forcing more people to remain in the workforce for longer, a recent report has found.

The report, called A Juggling Act: Older Carers and Paid Work in Australia, by the National Seniors Productive Ageing Centre used data from the 2011-12 Barriers to Employment for Mature Age Australians Survey, which involved 3,007 respondents aged between 45 and 74 years.

Read more at: http://www.probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2014/01/more-older-aussies-working-and-caring-report#sthash.jFbKCm6X.dpuf