Line managers and family-friendly employment
Roles and perspectives
- Author/Editor(s):
- Sue Yeandle, Judith Phillips, Fiona Scheibl, Andrea Wigfield, Sarah Wise
- Format:
- Paperback , 60 pages , 297 x 210 mm
- ISBN
- 9781861345561
- Published:
- 19 Nov 2003
- Series:
- Family and Work series
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About This Book
The need for employers to become more 'family-friendly', and to support 'work-life balance' is now widely accepted. It is on the agenda of senior managers, policy-makers, the UK government and the EU. Yet this study shows that many line managers are tackling these issues without adequate training in how to respond to their employees' needs and requests for flexible working arrangements. Based on interviews with over 100 managers in over 30 workplaces, this report:
• focuses on the role of line managers in implementing family-friendly employment policies; • considers day-to-day issues that arise, as employees and managers negotiate appropriate responses; • explores the relationship between managers' personal attributes, attitudes and experiences and the organisational and policy context in which they operate.Contents
Contents: Introduction
Line managers and the management of work-life balance
Line managers' knowledge and awareness of the policies
Managers' attitudes to employees with caring responsibilities
Approaches to implementing family-friendly and work-life balance policies
Managing flexibility
Conclusions.
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