TABLE 1.
No. | Gender | Age | Provides care for | Care‐recipients’ health condition | Employment pre‐COVID | Employment since COVID | Sector |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | F | 48 | Daughter | Cerebral palsy | Full‐time | Working remotely | Public |
2 | F | 58 | Mother | Lung disease | Full‐time | Working remotely | Public |
3 | F | 52 | Mother | Frailty | Part‐time | Working remotely | Public |
4 | F | 56 | Daughter | Autism & ID | Part‐time | On Carer's Leave | Public |
5a | F | 45 | Son | GDD | Full‐time | Increased hours | Public |
6a | F | 50 | Daughter | Down syndrome | Part‐time | Redeployed/increased hours | Public |
7 | F | 62 | Mother & father | Dementia, cancer | Part‐time | Working remotely | Public |
8 | F | 56 | Mother | Dementia | Part‐time | Redeployed | Private |
9 | M | 30 | Wife | Genetic disorder | Part‐time | Unemployed | SE |
10a | F | 47 | Daughter | Down syndrome | Part‐time | Working remotely | Public |
11a | F | 51 | Father | Cancer | Full‐time | Compressed hours | Public |
12 | F | 36 | Mother | Dementia | Full‐time | Working remotely | Private |
13a | F | 46 | Mother | Bipolar disorder, frailty | Full‐time | Working remotely | Public |
14 | F | 50+ | Father | Diabetes | Full‐time | Working remotely | Public |
15a | M | 44 | Son | Autism | Full‐time | Some remote work/increased hours | Public |
16 | F | 53 | Mother & husband | Frailty, brain injury | Part‐time | Some remote work | Private |
Abbreviations: GDD, global developmental delay; ID, intellectual disability; SE, self‐employed.
Essential frontline worker.