“…I n light of an aging workforce, reconciling informal eldercare and paid work becomes increasingly pertinent. Research on the nexus between unpaid care work and waged labor is framing the debate in terms of caregivers' labor market participation rates (Crespo, 2006;Ettner, 1996;Heitmueller, 2007;Henz, 2004Henz, , 2006, weekly work hours (Carmichael & Charles, 1998Carmichael, Connel, Hulme, & Sheppard, 2004;Dautzenberg et al, 2000;RIS MRC CFAS et al, 1998), or forgone earnings (Bolin, Lindgren, & Lundborg, 2008;Carmichael & Charles, 2003;Heitmueller & Inglis, 2007;Meng, 2010). By contrast, research on workplace behavior, particularly on work performance of employees who combine gainful employment and eldercare, is still inconclusive.…”