31 March 2006
International
Labour Process Conference
10-12 April 2006, London
The International Labour Process Conference is a forum for the analysis
of all aspects of workplace life. The 2006 conference includes an emphasis
on work-life balance issues.
Tuesdays are top work days
Metro, 28 March 2006
According to research commissioned by the jobs agency Select Appointments,
30 per cent of employees work hardest on Tuesdays. Changes to improve productivity
could include work-life initiatives and time management training.
24 March 2006
International
Labour Process Conference
10-12 April 2006, London
The International Labour Process Conference is a forum for the analysis
of all aspects of workplace life. The 2006 conference includes an emphasis
on work-life balance issues.
Sick building syndrome linked to long working hours
The Daily Telegraph p11, 23 March 2006
"Sick building syndrome" is linked to poor management,
long working hours and little support at work rather than a poor environment,
according to a study in the British Medical Journal today.
The
Equalities Review: Interim report for consultation
20 March 2006
Women returning to work after having a family face greater discrimination
finding a job than disabled people, Asian women and the elderly, new research
published by the Government’s Equalities Review has found.
40% put home life before better job
Daily Mirror p35, 18 March 2006
Almost four in 10 workers say they are not
interested in promotion or money if it means working longer hours, a survey by
last-minute.com has found.
17 March 2006
International
Labour Process Conference
10-12 April 2006, London
The International Labour Process Conference is a forum for the analysis of all
aspects of workplace life, bringing together researchers and policy makers from
a range of disciplines including industrial sociology, management studies and
industrial relations. The 2006 conference includes an emphasis on work-life balance
issues.
Parents’ taxi service worth £10,000
a year
The Daily Telegraph p11, 17 March 2006
A study, for ensure.com, has found that if children paid for the rides they are
given by their parents it would amount to £10,000 each year. And d espite
often holding down two jobs and doing most of the housework, the study found
that mothers act as the family's chief cabbie - spending double the time behind
the wheel supporting their children's social lives as they do on their own.
Cost
of a mother? £25,000
per year
Metro p15, 16 March 2006,
Mothers do an average of £25,000 worth of work around the house, or 66
hours a week, on household chores, including childcare, cooking and cleaning – double
the level of men at 34 hours – according to a survey by Legal & General.
Employers
denying dads flexible working hours says TUC
TUC, 13 March 2006
A report by the TUC, called Out of Time, has found that ten
per cent of men have asked their employer to work flexibly so they can spend
more time with their families. This compares with 19 per cent of women.
3 March 2006
Worked
to the bone seminar
Institute of Employment Rights, 15 March 2006, London
An Institute of Employment Rights half-day seminar on
15 March will examine the Working Time Directive – its
original purpose, the impact of working time regulations
in the UK, measures to end the UK's opt-out from the 48-hour
working hours ceiling, and how the regulations can be improved. The seminar
will be of interest to trade unionists, employment lawyers, personnel specialists,
academics and students and those concerned with the development of public policy.
Time-saving devices lead to more work
Metro, 2 March 2006
Fifteen per cent of people would spend the
extra time that time-saving devices, such as teabags,
microwaves and broadband, provide doing more work,
according to research for internet provider Wanadoo.
The hidden danger of life at the office
The Independent Education and Careers, 2 March
2006, p15.
While Britain's long-hours working culture
may have retreated, with the percentage of people
working at least an extra hour a week unpaid falling
since 2003, there have been no signs that stress has
receded.
How to make work more family-friendly
Guardian, 27 February 2006
Advice for requesting flexible-working arrangements.
Workers
'turning to second jobs'
BBC News, 20 February 2006
One in four workers in the UK has a second
job to help pay off debts or keep up with the everyday
cost of living, according to a survey.
