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Over 3 million people within the UK, that's 1 in 7 in any workplace juggle paid work with caring. Of these 1.4 million are men and 1.7 million are women. This percentage reflects the findings of the Government’s first baseline survey of work-life balance, in which 11% of respondents were men, and 15% women. Research tells us that 3 out of 5 people will care at some stage in their working lives. Many carers find themselves forced to give up work due to a lack of care services or flexible employment. The considerable skills carers have gained, not only from their paid work but also as a result of their caring responsibilities are then lost to the workplace. Carers often face significant barriers in returning to work, and risk long-term financial and social disadvantage. Future workforce predictions tell us that the economy will need an additional 2 million people in the next 20 years, only a quarter of whom will be school or college leavers. Employers will need to widen their recruitment pool at exactly the same time that society will see an increase in the need for care.