One in three employers have reported an increase in absenteeism attributable to caring responsibilities. Carers UK have estimated that this costs businesses £3.5 billion a year, as well as increasing costs to the economy and to families.

Perhaps revealingly, only 1 in 6 organisations have policies in place to assist workers with their responsibilities.

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/oct/06/workers-take-time-off-care-children-elderly-relatives