text: balance between work and care needs. 
  balance between work and care needs. 
  
  **Better support for carers:**
  **Workplace measures to**
  **deal with the rising old-age**
  **dependency ratio**
  
  The improvements have three aspects: 
  The improvements have three aspects: 
  
  (1) Care-leave time has been extended to 
  (1) Care-leave time has been extended to 
  
  one year; (2) the time frame during which 
  one year; (2) the time frame during which 
  
  staggered and shortened working hours 
  staggered and shortened working hours 
  
  for care-giving are allowed has been 
  for care-giving are allowed has been 
  
  In November 2010, the bank expanded its 
  In November 2010, the bank expanded its  extended to three years; and (3) greater 
  extended to three years; and (3) greater 
  
  employee carer support program. 
  employee carer support program.  flexibility has been introduced in reduction 
  flexibility has been introduced in reduction 
  
  Even now, much remains to be done to 
  Even now, much remains to be done to  of working hours for care purposes. 
  of working hours for care purposes. 
  
  develop public suppor t mechanisms, 
  develop public suppor t mechanisms, 