Work-life balance in the 21st century
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Work-life balance in the 21st century
(The future of work series / editor Peter Nolan)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2005
- : hbk
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"E・S・R・C, Economic & Social Research Council"
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
As we begin the twenty-first century, UK employees work the longest hours in Europe. Workplace stress and home responsibilities are among the top five causes of absence from work. Yet work-life balance has emerged as a key concern for employers, policy makers and the media. This edited volume contains findings from 14 research projects within the ESRC's Future of Work Programme. The research examines the notion of employment flexibility and the effects of gender and care responsibilities on work and work performance. Conflicting needs of employers and employees and the gender divisions in work and family life call into question the feasibility of achieving the Government's aim of work-life balance for everyone.
Table of Contents
- Work-Life Balance in the Twenty First Century
- D.M.Houston Gender and Work-Life Flexibility in the Labour Market
- A.Booth & J.Frank The Cost of a Career in Minutes and Morbidity
- M.Rose Sex Differences in Work-Life Balance Goals
- C.Hakim Working, Caring and Sharing: Work-Life Dilemmas in Early Motherhood
- D.M.Houston & G.Marks Part-Time Employment Among Women with Pre-School Children: Organizational Cultures, Personal Careers and Sense of Entitlement
- M.Sigala "Daddy, I Don't Like these Shifts You're Working on Because I Never See You": Coping Strategies for Home and Work
- J.Hyman, D.Scholarios & C.Baldry The Future of Work and the Division of Childcare Between Parents
- I.Bruegel & A.Gray Gender, Job Insecurity and the Work-Life Balance
- N.Charles & E.James Workplace Partnership and Work-Life Balance: A Local Government Case Study
- S.Tailby, M.Richardson, A.Danford, P.Stewart & M.Upchurch Multiple Burdens: Problems of Work-Life Balance for Ethnic Minority Trade Union Activist Women
- H.Bradley, G.Healy & N.Mukherjee Combining Family and Employment: Evidence from Pakistani and Bangladeshi Women
- A.Dale Care Workers and Work/Life Balance: The Example of Domiciliary Care Workers
- C.Ungerson & S.Yeandle
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