Work-Life Balance in Europe
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Work-Life Balance in Europe

The Role of Job Quality

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eBook - PDF

Work-Life Balance in Europe

The Role of Job Quality

About this book

Examining the debate on quality of jobs in Europe, this book focuses on the work-life balance-a central element of the EU agenda. It addresses tensions between work and private life, examining job quality, job security, working conditions and time-use patterns of individuals and households as well as institutional contexts.

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Yes, you can access Work-Life Balance in Europe by S. Drobnic, A. Guillén, S. Drobnic,A. Guillén in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Social Policy. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. List of Tables
  8. List of Figures
  9. Series Preface
  10. Contributors
  11. 1 Introduction: Job Quality and Work-Life Balance
  12. Part I Tensions in Balancing Work and Non-work Domains
  13. 2 Job Quality Trends in Europe – Implications for Work-Life Balance
  14. 3 Work-Family Conflict across 28 European Countries: A Multi-level Approach
  15. 4 Job Quality and the Perceived Work- Life Balance Fit between Work Hours and Personal Commitments: A Comparison of Parents and Older Workers in Europe
  16. 5 Job Demands and Work- Home Interference: Empirical Evidence from Service Sector Employees in Eight European Countries
  17. 6 Job Quality, Work-Family Tensions and Well-Being: The Finnish Case
  18. Part II Institutional Contexts for Work-Life Balance
  19. 7 Part- Time in Skilled Jobs: The Case of Teachers in the UK, Spain and the Netherlands
  20. 8 Time between Job and Care – How Configurations of Care Policies Shape the Patterns of Informal Care for Children and the Elderly
  21. 9 Moulding Parents’ Childcare? A Comparative Analysis of Paid Work and Time with Children in Different Family Policy Contexts Magnus Bygren, Ann- Zofie Duvander and Tommy Ferrarini
  22. 10 Tensions between Work, Family and Personal Life in Spanish Dual-Income Couples
  23. 11 Concluding Thoughts on Tensions between Work and Private Life and Policy Responses
  24. References
  25. Index