| Description |
iv, 54 pages ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
Chapter 1. Executive summary -- ch. 2. What is meant by balancing work and family responsibilities in terms of employers' needs with respect to productivity and workers' ability to meet family needs -- ch. 3. The identification of characteristics of the workplace and the broader social forum, which impact on the strength and well being of workers' families -- 3.1. Workplace changes -- 3.1.1. The decline of the standard working week - working longer and harder or not working enough -- 3.1.2. Increase in part-time and casual jobs -- 3.1.3. Job insecurity -- 3.1.4. The impact of globalisation -- 3.1.5. The focus on work/family in enterprise bargaining -- 3.2. Workforce participation trends which impact on families -- 3.2.1. Labour market participation rates for women have increased (and are likely to continue to increase) -- 3.2.2. Mothers with young children are increasingly joining the labour market -- 3.2.3. Dual income families with children are increasing -- 3.2.4. Single mothers are increasingly joining the labour market -- 3.2.5. More older women are in the workforce -- 3.3. Changes and concerns about family life -- 3.3.1. Time spent with children -- 3.3.2. Concern about the effect of parental employment on families and children -- 3.3.3. The child care debate -- 3.3.4. More single mothers -- 3.3.5. Changed expectations of the contributions men make to family life -- 3.3.6. Potential impact on intimate or close relationships -- ch. 4. Organisational policies and programs - the identification of trends in the provision of family friendly policies -- ch. 5. Organisations with innovative policies and programs - the identification of what workplace arrangements can facilitate workers' ability to meet family needs, whilst continuing to meet employers' needs for productivity -- ch. 6. The identification of what social arrangements can facilitate workers' ability to meet family needs -- ch. 7. The identification of the basis for any lack of consensus among reputable experts |
| Summary |
This report examines work and family issues, including the influence of work on family strength and wellbeing |
| Analysis |
Australia overseas comparisons |
|
Families |
|
Family |
|
Federal issue |
|
Job security |
|
Part time employment |
|
Social change |
|
Working conditions |
|
Workplace Relations Act 1996 |
| Notes |
"February 2000" -- T.p |
|
"Prepared for the Department of Family and Community Services as a background paper for the National Families Strategy" -- T.p |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 45-54 |
| Notes |
Also available electronically |
|
Commonwealth of Australia 2000 |
| Subject |
Work and family -- Australia.
|
|
Work and family.
|
| Author |
Bowman, Lyndy
|
|
Australia. Department of Family and Community Services.
|
| ISBN |
064243249X |
|
