Diane M. Houston, Julie A. Waumsley

Attitudes to Flexible Working and Family Life

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Family and Work
• Verlag: Bristol University Press
• Seitenzahl: 68
• Erscheinungstermin: Dezember 2003
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781861345493
• ISBN-10: 1861345496
• Artikelnr.: 24973561

Autorenporträt

Diane M. Houston, Department of Psychology, University of Kent and Julie A. Waumsley, Department of Psychology, The University of Kent