Work-Life Balance in Times of Recession, Austerity and Beyond
Meeting the Needs of Employees, Organizations and Social Justice
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Work-Life Balance in Times of Recession, Austerity and Beyond
Meeting the Needs of Employees, Organizations and Social Justice
About this book
This book reflects the enormous interest in work-life balance and current pressing concerns about the impacts of austerity more broadly. It draws on contemporary research and practitioner experiences to explore how work-life balance and related workplace and social policy fare in turbulent economic times and the implications for employees, employers and wider societies. Authors consider workplace trends, practices and employment relations and the impacts on work, care and well-being of diverse workers. A guiding theme throughout the book is a triple agenda of supporting employee work-life balance, workplace effectiveness and social justice. The final chapters present case studies of innovative processes and organizational practices for addressing the triple agenda, note the important role of social policy context and discuss the challenge of extending debates on work-life balance to include a social justice dimension.
This book will be of interest to academics and postgraduate students of organisational psychology, sociology, human resource management, management and business studies, law and social policy, as well as employers, managers, HR managers, trade unions, and policy makers.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- 1 Working Time Trends and Work–Life Balance in Europe since the Onset of the Great Recession
- 2 Work–Life Balance, Health and Well-Being in Times of Austerity
- 3 Employer Support for Work–Life Balance in Recession: Findings for Britain from the Workplace Employment Relations Survey
- 4 Work–Life Balance and Austerity: Implications of New Ways of Working in British Public Sector Organisations
- 5 Regulating Work and Care Relationships in a Time of Austerity: A Legal Perspective
- 6 Trade Unions and Work–Life Balance: The Impact of the Great Recession in France and the UK
- 7 Work-Life Balance and Class: In Search of Working-Class Work-Lives
- 8 Self-Employment in Times of Economic Crisis: Work–Life Challenges
- 9 The Physical Workplace and Work–Life Balance: Perspectives from Practice
- 10 Revisiting the Dual Agenda: Why Companies Miss the Point if They Retract Flexible Work Arrangements during Bad Times
- 11 Towards a Triple Agenda for Work–Life Balance beyond Recession and Austerity
- Index