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Overview
As we begin the twenty-first century, UK employees work the longest hours in Europe. Workplace stress and home responsibilities are among the top five causes of absence from work. Yet work-life balance has emerged as a key concern for employers, policy makers and the media. This edited volume contains findings from fourteen research projects within the ESRC's Future of Work Programme. The research examines the notion of employment flexibility and the effects of gender and care responsibilities on work and work performance. Conflicting needs of employers and employees and the gender divisions in work and family life call into question the feasibility of achieving the Government's aim of work-life balance for everyone.
Synopsis
Based on findings from the Economic & Social Research Council's Future of Work Programme, the volume looks at the ways gender, ethnicity, and family responsibilities such as child care shape work participation in the UK. Thirteen essays by sociologists, psychologists, and economists describe the reality of how Britons balance their working and private lives. Though a great deal of attention has been paid to work-life balance in the English and European media, in government policy, and in the development of diversity programs within corporations, there's also evidence that reconciling the two spheres is harder now than it's ever been. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR