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Information and resources
ACAS
www.acas.org.uk
Employment relations service offering practical, independent and impartial
advice to employers, employees and their representatives.
EAPA
www.eapa.org.uk
Professional association for EAP providers, purchasers, counsellors,
consultants and trainers.
Employers
for Childcare
www.employersforchildcare.org
Employers For Childcare is a registered charity and not-for-profit
organization, set up to assist working parents by encouraging businesses
to invest in employer supported childcare. Our range of innovative
services can help all working parents, male and female balance
work and family commitments.
Equal
Opportunities Commission
http://www.eoc.org.uk/EOCeng/EOCcs/AboutEOC/equality_exchange_england.asp
The EOC’s Equality Exchange provides information and guidance
to employers on sex equality issues and a confidential network
for employers, to develop and share equality practices..
International
Workplace Studies Programme
iwsp.human.cornell.edu
Information on alternative offices and integrated workplace strategies.
The programme studies work processes, physical design, information
technology and organisational culture to enable a better understanding
of how new workplace strategies can benefit organisations.
Opportunity
Now
www.opportunitynow.org.uk
Business-led campaign that works with employers to realise the economic
potential and business benefits that women at all levels contribute
to the workforce.
Parents
at Work
www.parentsatwork.org.uk
Organisation providing information for working parents and their employers
on employment rights, childcare and flexible working. Ir runs the
Employer of the Year and Britain’s Best Boss annual awards and
publishes research, such as: Working & Caring in London 2002
and Quality of Life in the City (of London).
TCA
www.tca.org.uk
Europe’s largest organisation dedicated to teleworking with
a membership of over 2,000 individuals and organisations. Provides
practical advice for both individuals and businesses on how to approach
teleworking - information on technology and case studies. Produces
a bi-monthly magazine called “Teleworker”.
The
Work Foundation
www.theworkfoundation.com
The Work Foundation, formerly The Industrial Society, combines leading-edge
analysis of the modern workplace with practical experience of what
inspiring and successful businesses and public sector organisations
look like today. It runs the EfWLB site.
Third
Age Employment Network
www.taen.org.uk
The Network works for better opportunities for mature people to continue to learn,
work and earn for as long as they want, or need, to do so.
TUC
www.tuc.org.uk/changingtimes
Britain’s largest voluntary organisation, the TUC campaigns
for social change. It has led a number of work-life projects including
“Time of Our Lives” which aimed to link better provision
of services for customers with improved choice and control over working
hours. Produces best practice for organisations in the public and
voluntary sector. A free fortnightly email round-up of news, resources,
and case studies on changing times at work is available on the website.
Work
Smart
http://www.worksmart.org.uk/
The TUC’s guide to individuals getting the best out of work
including information on employee rights at work, keeping well at
work and pensions.
Work
& Family Inc
www.workfamily.com
A global clearinghouse for work-life professionals. Produces monthly
work-life news and trend digests. Subscribers have access to the
searchable10 year archive of global work-life news. Includes lots
of free information including “Tip of the Month”.
Work
Life Balance Centre
www.worklifebalancecentre.org
A virtual resource that aims to raise awareness and promote discussion
of work-life balance issues, promote and disseminate best practice
in achieving work-life balance and conduct research into working practices
and issues. In partnership with Keele University it is currently undertaking
research into the effects of over-working: http://www.24-7survey.co.uk
Working
Balance
www.workingbalance.co.uk
Looking at people management in the civil service, including work-life balance
and HR issues across the UK public sector (civil service, local government, NHS
and MoD).
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Case Studies/Best Practice
.Great
Place to Work Europe
http://www.eu100best.org/
100 workplaces that have created especially great workplace environments.
The
Employers' Forum on Disability
www.employers-forum.co.uk/
Employers' organisation focused on the issue of disability in the
workplace working closely with government and other stakeholders,
sharing best practice to make it easier to employ disabled people
and serve disabled customers.
TUC
www.tuc.org.uk/changingtimes
Britain’s largest voluntary organisation, the TUC campaigns
for social change. It has led a number of work-life projects including
“Time of Our Lives” which aimed to link better provision
of services for customers with improved choice and control over working
hours. Produces best practice for organisations in the public and
voluntary sector. A free fortnightly email round-up of news, resources,
and case studies on changing times at work is available on the website.
Working
Woman Magazine
www.workingwoman.com
Formerly, Working Mother Magazine. The results of their annual “Employer
of the Year Award” are published online.
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Human Resources
Chartered
Institute of Personnel and Development
www.cipd.co.uk
Membership body for personnel professionals producing best practice
guidelines for a range of hr issues
Personnel
Today
www.personneltoday.co.uk
Online version of Personnel Today with free archive of articles, information
on employment related legislation and the rest…
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