Family-friendly working?
Putting policy into practice
- Author/Editor(s):
- Sue Bond, Jeff Hyman, Juliette Summers, Sarah Wise
- Format:
- Paperback , 88 pages , 277 x 200 mm
- ISBN
- 9781842630501
- Published:
- 01 Jan 2002
- Series:
- Family and Work series
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About This Book
In responding to the needs of working parents and their employers, the Government has introduced legislation which encourages family-friendly initiatives to be determined jointly and voluntarily between employers and employees. Focusing on the key sector of financial services, Family-friendly working? reviews how companies are handling this process.By offering close insights into the dynamics of organisational decision-making processes and practices, Family-friendly working will be of value to policy makers, employers, trade unions and to bodies and individuals who seek to influence family and employment policy and legislation.
Contents
Introduction
Part 1: Policy formulation: Company survey findings
Union perspectives
Part 2: Policy into practice: Introduction to the second phase
Policy provision, communication and awareness
Managerial decision-making
The role of employee participation
Employee experiences
Company family-friendly performance
Conclusions.
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