We all belong to a family, and at some point in time, we will all be in a position to provide Care to someone in our family.  Carer Gateway says that there are about 2.65 million carers in Australia - around one in every nine, and according to Emma Walsh, founder of Family Friendly Workplaces and the chief executive of Parents at Work, organisations need caring policies to be formalised and properly communicated to all staff. See an article about this from HR Leader HERE, including a podcast from Emma.