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Flexible work practices and the LIS sector: balancing the needs of work and life?
Terry O'Brien,Helen Hayden +1 more
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In this article, the authors provide an overview and analysis of current legislation and various schemes and practices that are available to employers and employees in relation to work life balance, family friendly work arrangements, leave entitlements and diverse modes of flexible work in Ireland.Abstract:
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview and analysis of current legislation and various schemes and practices that are available to employers and employees in relation to work life balance, family friendly work arrangements, leave entitlements and diverse modes of flexible work in Ireland. Focuses in particular on the Library and Information sector.Design/methodology/approach – Introduces the concept of flexible working, followed by a review of relevant literature. Outlines what flexible work practices are, giving details of various types of flexible working, both statutory and non‐statutory (in Ireland). Then, discusses why flexible work practices have emerged and details background legislation and the issues that the introduction of flexible working raises. Draws conclusions about best practice in relation to the management of flexible work practices.Findings – It is argued that commitment to work life balance is now firmly in the mainstream and is part of the political agenda in I...read more
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Work-Life Balance and Intention to Leave among Academics in Malaysian Public Higher Education Institutions
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Work as the contemporary limit of life: Capitalism, the death drive, and the lethal fantasy of ‘work–life balance’:
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors draw on the Lacanian interpretation of the Freudian "death drive" to highlight the importance of "disequilibrium" for the construction of the subject and individual identification therein.
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Teleworking in South Africa: Employee benefits and challenges
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Flexible Work Practices (FWP) - an effective instrument in the retention of talent : a survey of selected JSE-listed companies, South African Journal of Business Management, 42(4) December 2011: pp. 63-78 : errata
TL;DR: Flexible Work Practices (FWP) -an effective instrument in the retention of talent : a survey of selected JSE-listed companies, South African Journal of Business Management, 42(4) December 2011: pp. 63-78 : errata
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The retention of women from a leadership perspective in a higher education institution
Abstract: Women form a critical component of the workforce of South Africa. Therefore the issue of retaining women should be a strategic priority for organisations. This study focused on identifying general retention factors for women in a higher education institution. The research also examined the retention of women from two distinct leadership perspectives: how different leadership styles of managers and the presence of leadership opportunities for women could affect their retention. A cross-sectional quantitative research approach was followed. A nonprobability simple random sample was drawn from permanent female staff at a higher education institution. Through the process of exploratory factor analysis, six retention factors were identified, namely unique needs, growth, recognition, work conditions, relationships and support. Correlation and regression analyses were conducted. The results indicated that various leadership constructs predicted the retention of women. Recommendations for retention strategies aimed specifically at women are suggested on the basis of these findings.
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Impact of family-supportive work variables on work-family conflict and strain: A control perspective.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the direct and indirect effects of organizational policies and practices that are supportive of family responsibilities on work-family conflict and psychological, physical, and behavioral measures of strain.
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When Work–Family Benefits Are Not Enough: The Influence of Work–Family Culture on Benefit Utilization, Organizational Attachment, and Work–Family Conflict☆☆☆★
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a measure of work-family culture (i.e., the shared assumptions, beliefs, and values regarding the extent to which an organization supports and values the integration of employees' work and family lives) and examined its relationship to work family benefit utilization, organizational attachment, and work family conflict.
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Starting Strong II. Early Childhood Education and Care
John Bennett,Collette Tayler +1 more
TL;DR: There is a growing recognition that early access to ECEC provides young children, particularly from low-income and second-language groups, with a good start in life.
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`Family Friendly' Employment Policies: A Route to Changing Organizational Culture or Playing About at the Margins?
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors draw on case studies of organizations at various stages of developing family friendly policies to identify two barriers to fundamental shifts in organizational culture; low sense of entitlement to consideration of family needs, and organizational discourses of time as representing productivity, commitment and value.
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Restructuring workplace cultures: the ultimate work‐family challenge?
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a case study of an organisation which is addressing issues of workplace culture in relation to work-life policies and gender equality, and a new set of issues have emerged which will require innovative solutions.