ABSTRACT

Paid leave for family and medical reasons is an important workplace benefit for older workers with eldercare responsibilities by offering time off from work to deal with the need for caregiving, but little is known about its effects on eldercare provision. I study the association between employer-provided paid leave and eldercare provision among workers aged 45 or over, using the 2011 and 2017–18 American Time Use Survey and its Leave Modules. Among various types of leave, paid leave for eldercare was the only type of leave associated with an increase in any care provision by six percentage points. The positive relationship was stronger for care provided less than daily than care provided daily. The significant, but small, increase in care provision associated with paid leave for eldercare suggests the role of paid leave in facilitating care for older adults among middle- and old-aged workers.

摘要

家庭和医疗原因的带薪休假对于承担老年护理责任的老年工人来说是一项重要的工作场所福利，因为它可以提供休假时间来满足护理需求，但人们对其对老年护理服务的影响知之甚少。我使用 2011 年和 2017-18 年美国时间使用调查及其休假模块，研究了 45 岁或以上工人中雇主提供的带薪休假与老年护理服务之间的关联。在各种类型的休假中，老年护理带薪休假是唯一与护理服务增加六个百分点相关的休假类型。少于每日提供的护理的正相关关系比每日提供的护理更强。重要但又微小的