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Find information and links to the latest work-life balance research & case studies.
| Title | Facts about dads |
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| Date | 2005 |
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| Material type | Factsheet |
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| Abstract | This briefing draws on the findings of two EOC research reports and other sources to present some of the key facts about fathers' employment patterns, their changing role within the family and how changing expectations require new, more flexible approaches to working practices. |
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| Web | http://www.eoc.org.uk |
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| Author(s) | Equal Opportunity Commission |
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| Country | United Kingdom
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| Title | Families and work in the 21st century |
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| Date | 2003 |
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| Material type | Research Report |
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| Abstract | An overview of a research programme examining the relationship between work and family life, drawing together the findings from 19 individual research projects to provide a comprehensive overview of the state of this relationship at the beginning of the twenty-first century, addressing issues such as childcare, caring for older relatives, employment and self-employment, flexible working, working unsociable hours and the ability to move with a job. |
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| Web | http://www.jrf.org.uk |
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| Author(s) | Dex, Shirley |
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| Country | United Kingdom
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| Title | Family business |
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| Date | 2000 |
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| Material type | Book |
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| Abstract | Contributions from an international range of individuals and that discusses the emerging work-life agenda, assessment of recent policy initiatives and offers practical solutions for the future. |
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| Author(s) | Wilkinson, Helen |
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| Country | United Kingdom
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| Title | Family-friendly employment: the business case, Research Report 136 |
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| Date | 1999 |
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| Material type | Research Report |
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| Abstract | Examination of family friendly practices to identify their aims, costs, implementation and effects and outline business benefits to obtain by organisations. Also provides practical examples of how SMEs have successfully implemented family-friendly working practices. |
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| Web | http://www.employment-studies.co.uk |
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| Author(s) | Bevan, S et. al. |
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| Country | United Kingdom
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| Title | Family-friendly rights |
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| Date | 2003 |
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| Material type | Book |
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| Abstract | In April 2003 the government changed maternity leave rights and expanded the family friendly package. This book gives in-depth guidance for employers on how to implement these changes and outlines other legal rights afforded to working parents, including parental leave and time off for dependants. |
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| Author(s) | Hammonds |
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| Country | United Kingdom
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| Title | Family-friendly working? putting policy into practice |
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| Date | 2002 |
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| Material type | Research Report |
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| Abstract | The study first highlights how 17 companies are setting about establishing family-friendly policies and explores how far the presence of recognised trade unions influences policy provision. |
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| Web | http://www.jrf.org.uk |
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| Author(s) | Bond, Sue et. al. |
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| Country | United Kingdom
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| Title | Fathers: balancing work and family |
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| Date | 2003 |
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| Material type | Research Report |
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| Abstract | Two EOC research studies explored how fathers fulfill their roles both within the family and at work and what support could be of most benefit to them in combining these roles. |
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| Author(s) | Equal Opportunity Commission |
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| Country | United Kingdom
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| Title | Flexible futures: flexible working and work-life integration: summary findings from stage two of the research |
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| Date | 2001 |
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| Material type | Research Report |
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| Abstract | Second stage of research commissioned by Centre for Business Performance, at Institute of Charted Accountants, in England and Wales, into flexible working and the accountancy profession. This part of the research was a more in-depth study into issues, which arose from the first stage. The report can be accessed as an electronic PDF document from Centre of Business Performance. |
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| Author(s) | Cooper, Professor Cary L |
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| Country | United Kingdom
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| Title | Flexible working and paternity leave: the full rate for fatherhood |
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| Date | 2005 |
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| Material type | Research Report |
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| Abstract | Based on research by MORI, this report examines the attitudes of employees to paternity leave and flexible working. It also shows a growing acceptance of flexible working by employers. Contents include: proportion of employees who have access to flexible working practices and the extent to which requests to employers are granted; attitudes to the length of statutory paternity leave and statutory paternity pay; organisational, social and cultural factors influencing whether or not paternity leave is taken. |
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| Author(s) | CIPD |
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| Country | United Kingdom
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| Title | Flexible working : an employer survey |
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| Date | 2005 |
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| Material type | Research Report |
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| Abstract | Examines how organisations are making use of flexible working practices, the effect on empoyee motivation and the effects on business. It seeks to understand some of the challenges around the effective implementation of flexible working, including: range and availability, motivations for using, perceived effects, take-up and evaluation, the challenge of communication and implementation and flexible working in context. |
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| Author(s) | CIPD |
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| Country | United Kingdom
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| Title | Flexible working employee survey - results of the first survey |
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| Date | 2004 |
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| Material type | Survey Report |
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| Abstract | DTI survey found amongst other things, that 52% of respondents were aware of the right to ask for flexible working, 13% of employees had requested flexible working options since April 2003, 38% asking for part-time, 25% for flexitime options. More women, than men, showed awareness of the rights (55% to 49%), and more women asked for flexible working, (41% compared with 31%) with significant gap between women and men with children under six years old (37% compared with 10%). |
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| Author(s) | Palmer, Tom |
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| Country | United Kingdom
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| Title | Flexible working: impact and implementation - an employer survey |
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| Date | 2004 |
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| Material type | Survey Report |
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| Abstract | This survey explores how organizations are making use of flexible working practices, their motivations for doing so, and the effects they are seeing on their businesses. It also seeks to understand some of the challenges around the effective implementation of flexible working. |
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| Author(s) | Palmer, Tom |
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| Country | United Kingdom
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| Title | Flexible working: meeting the business challenge. In: Equal Opportunities Review |
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| Date | 2004 |
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| Material type | Article |
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| Abstract | Case study of Central Scotland Forest Trust (CSFT) addressing work-life balance issues by introducing homeworking and flexitime, time of in lieu, flexible holiday leave and a dog policy. And case study of Job Centre Plus, Birmingham and Solihull, where the DWP's 'diversity with purpose' strategy was employed to give a more diverse workforce reflecting their customers more fully. Job Centre Plus Birmingham and Solihull introduced flexible working hours, job shares, generous paternity and maternity leave allowances and a scheme to keep in touch with those on leave. |
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| Vol/Issue | No.127, pp7-11 |
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| Country | United Kingdom
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| Title | Flexible working practices |
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| Date | 2005 |
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| Material type | Survey Report |
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| Abstract | This survey of HR professionals in the UK looked at their perceptions of flexible working, what is done in practice, and how it benefits their organisation. |
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| Author(s) | IFF Research Ltd |
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| Country | United Kingdom
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| Title | Flexible working: Survey of awareness |
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| Date | 2000 |
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| Material type | Survey Report |
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| Abstract | Short survey of 800 people about their knowledge of and attitudes to changes in flexible working entitlements. Nearly 6 in 10 have some knowledge of the new working parents right but over a third say their knowledge is only vague and 4 in 10 have no knowledge at all. This is a synopsis of the survey results. |
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| Author(s) | Equal Opportunities Commission. Great Britain |
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| Country | United Kingdom
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| Title | Flexible working: the implementation challenge |
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| Date | 2005 |
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| Material type | Research Report |
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| Abstract | Looks at how organisations are implementing flexible working, and the effect on staff motivation and the wider business. Issues examined include the range and availability of flexible working, why organsiations use it, its effects, communicating the policy, and take-up and evaluation.
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| Author(s) | CIPD |
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| Country | United Kingdom
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| Title | Flexible working: the right to request and the duty to consider: a guide for employers and employees |
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| Date | 2003 |
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| Material type | Survey Report |
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| Abstract | Detailed guidance on the right for employees to request flexible working and the duty on the employer to consider requests seriously. In 8 main sections, the guide covers: eligibility; making an application, considering an application; reaching a decisions; exceptions to the procedure and withdrawals; unresolved applications; and how the right works with other legislation. |
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| Author(s) | Department of Trade and Industry. Great Britain |
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| Country | United Kingdom
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| Title | Free to choose: tackling gender barriers to better jobs - England final report - EOC's investigation into workplace segregation and apprenticeships |
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| Date | 2005 |
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| Material type | Research Report |
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| Abstract | This is the EOC Investigation into the segregation of men and women in training and work (known as occupational segregation), according to its statutory powers under section 57 (1) of the Sex Discrimination Act. These allow the Commission to make recommendations for changes to policies and procedures or even to the law. The investigation has concentrated on five sectors: construction, engineering, plumbing, information and communications technology (ICT), and childcare. |
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| Author(s) | Equal Opportunities Commission. Great Britain |
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| Country | United Kingdom
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| Title | Full and fulfilling employment: creating the labour market of the future |
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| Date | 2002 |
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| Material type | Research Report |
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| Abstract | This paper "analyses the UK labour market and sets out the Government's vision of its future direction and the policies being delivered to help achieve this." It explains the three principles that underlie government policies for the labour market of the future: full employment, diversity and choice, and raising productivity. |
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| Author(s) | Department of Trade and Industry. Great Britain |
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| Country | United Kingdom
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