| Attitudes to Flexible Working and Family Life Contributor(s): Houston, Diane M. (Author), Waumsley, Julie A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1861345496 ISBN-13: 9781861345493 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2003 Annotation: This report, published in association with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, is the first to examine attitudes towards flexible working and family life in the UK. Drawing on a questionnaire study of over 1,500 members of the Amalgamated Electrical and Engineering Union (AEEU) and interviews with 53 AEEU shop stewards, the report: examines attitudes to, and uptake of, flexible working practices among employees who work full-time; compares the attitudes of women and men, those who do and do not have caring responsibilities and those of different occupational levels; considers the ways in which workplace culture and individual circumstances determine attitudes to flexible working; and explores the career implications of flexible working. The report addresses key questions around rights and benefits, employer's attitudes, gender differences and the effects of flexible working on employees' health and well-being. It also considers what types of workplace culture facilitate the use of flexible |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Social Science | Children's Studies |
| Dewey: 331.257 |
| LCCN: 2004381856 |
| Series: Family & Work Series |
| Physical Information: 68 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This report is the first to examine attitudes towards flexible working and family life. Drawing on a study of over 1500 members of the Amalgamated Electrical and Engineering Union (AEEU) and interviews with 53 AEEU shop stewards, the report: - examines attitudes to, and uptake of, flexible working practices among employees who work full-time; - compares the attitudes of women and men, those who do and do not have caring responsibilities and those at different occupational levels; - considers the ways in which workplace culture and individual circumstances determine attitudes to flexible working; - explores the career implications of flexible working. |
