Chapter 1: Labour Participation and Productivity Employment by industry and occupation; Workplace relations in Australia; The future of work: trends and challenges in Australian workplaces; Full-time and part-time employment; Workers want cap on their job hours; Desire for shorter hours surges; Overworked, underpaid: think again; Long hours and family bliss: it works for some; The high price of those terrific deals; Stress and burnout at work; Sick leave becomes a family affair; The good life that politics can't buy; Why we're throwing the switch to nirvana --Chapter 2: Work Flexibility and Family Issues Balancing work and personal life; Generation flex; When one job is not enough; Part-time and casual work; Being a casual works just fine; More than a quarter of jobs now casual; Job sharing; Paid work: working from home; Home alone; Family-friendly practices a winner for big business; Demand a few changes now, for happy families later; Father-friendly workplaces; Home truths for dads
Summary
Explores a wide range of work issues including trends in labour force structure; full-time, part-time and casual work; balancing work and families; childcare issues; an ageing workforce; job sharing; telecommuting; working from home; stress and overwork; job satisfaction; 'downshifting' - putting lifestyle before career
