Attitudes to Flexible Working and Family Life

This report is the first to examine attitudes towards flexible working and family life. Drawing on a study of over 1500 members of the Amalgamated Electrical and Engineering Union (AEEU) and interviews with 53 AEEU shop stewards, the report:·[vbTab]examines attitudes to, and uptake of, flexible working practices among employees who work full-time;·[vbTab]compares the attitudes of women and men, those who do and do not have caring responsibilities and those at different occupational levels;·[vbTab]considers the ways in which workplace culture and individual circumstances determine attitudes to flexible working;·[vbTab]explores the career implications of flexible working.
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Attitudes to Flexible Working and Family Life

This report is the first to examine attitudes towards flexible working and family life. Drawing on a study of over 1500 members of the Amalgamated Electrical and Engineering Union (AEEU) and interviews with 53 AEEU shop stewards, the report:·[vbTab]examines attitudes to, and uptake of, flexible working practices among employees who work full-time;·[vbTab]compares the attitudes of women and men, those who do and do not have caring responsibilities and those at different occupational levels;·[vbTab]considers the ways in which workplace culture and individual circumstances determine attitudes to flexible working;·[vbTab]explores the career implications of flexible working.
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Attitudes to Flexible Working and Family Life

Attitudes to Flexible Working and Family Life

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This report is the first to examine attitudes towards flexible working and family life. Drawing on a study of over 1500 members of the Amalgamated Electrical and Engineering Union (AEEU) and interviews with 53 AEEU shop stewards, the report:·[vbTab]examines attitudes to, and uptake of, flexible working practices among employees who work full-time;·[vbTab]compares the attitudes of women and men, those who do and do not have caring responsibilities and those at different occupational levels;·[vbTab]considers the ways in which workplace culture and individual circumstances determine attitudes to flexible working;·[vbTab]explores the career implications of flexible working.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781861345493
Publisher: Policy Press at the Univ of Bristol
Publication date: 12/31/2003
Series: Family and Work Series
Product dimensions: 8.27(w) x 11.81(h) x (d)

About the Author


Diane M. Houston, Department of Psychology, University of Kent and Julie A. Waumsley, Department of Psychology, The University of Kent

Table of Contents


Introduction
Research methods
What is flexible working?
Employment benefits and family life
Attitudes and intentions towards flexible working arrangements
Family, stress and conflict
The impact of workplace culture on flexible working, conflict and occupational outcomes
A model of orientation to work and personal life
Conclusions and implications for policy
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