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Work and family : current thinking, research and practice / by Dr Graeme Russell and Lyndy Bowman
Bib ID 1807414
Format BookBook
Author
Russell, Graeme
 
Description [Canberra, A.C.T.] : Department of Family and Community Services, 2000 
iv, 54 p. ; 30 cm. 
ISBN 064243249X  064243249X 
Summary

This report examines work and family issues, including the influence of work on family strength and wellbeing.

Full contents
  • Chapter 1. Executive summary
  • ch. 2. What is meant by balancing work and family responsibilities in terms of employers' needs with respect to productivity and workers' ability to meet family needs
  • ch. 3. The identification of characteristics of the workplace and the broader social forum, which impact on the strength and well being of workers' families
  • 3.1. Workplace changes
  • 3.1.1. The decline of the standard working week - working longer and harder or not working enough
  • 3.1.2. Increase in part-time and casual jobs
  • 3.1.3. Job insecurity
  • 3.1.4. The impact of globalisation
  • 3.1.5. The focus on work/family in enterprise bargaining
  • 3.2. Workforce participation trends which impact on families
 
Notes

"February 2000" -- T.p.

"Prepared for the Department of Family and Community Services as a background paper for the National Families Strategy" -- T.p.

Bibliography: p. 45-54.

Subjects Work and family.  |  Work and family - Australia.
Other authors/contributors Bowman, Lyndy  |  Australia. Department of Family and Community Services
Terms of Use Commonwealth of Australia 2000. 

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