Families, Care-giving and Paid Work

Challenging Labour Law in the 21st Century

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

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This unique selection of chapters brings together researchers from a variety of academic disciplines to explore aspects of law's engagement with working families. It connects academic debate with policy proposals through an integrated set of approaches and perspectives. Families, Care-giving and Paid Work offers an original approach to a very topical area. Not only does it consider the limitations of law in relation to the regulation of care-giving and workplace relationships, but it is premised upon a reconsideration of law's potential and engages with suggested strategies for bringing about long-term social change. Offering a range of analyses, this book will strongly appeal to policy makers and practitioners involved with promoting work and family issues, students in labor and employment studies, law and social policy, as well as academics interested in work and family reconciliation issues, or gender and law issues. Contributors: N. Busby, T. Callus, E. Caracciolo di Torella, S. Charlesworth, R. Guerrina, R. Horton, G. James, C. Lyonette, S. Macpherson, A. Masselot, O. Smith, M. Weldon-Johns

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Utgivningsdatum2011-10-31
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781849802628

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Contents: IntroductionNicole Busby and Grace James PART I: WORK–FAMILY CHALLENGES1. Reconciling Employment and Family Care-giving: A Gender Analysis of Current Challenges and Future Directions for UK PolicySuzi Macpherson2. Atypical Working in Europe and the Impact on Work–Family ReconciliationClare Lyonette3. Is There a Fundamental Right to Reconcile Work and Family Life in the EU?Eugenia Caracciolo di TorellaPART II: NATIONAL APPROACHES AND CROSS-NATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS4. The Rights and Realities of Balancing Work and Family Life in New ZealandAnnick Masselot5. Law’s Response to the Reconciliation of Work and Care: The Australian CaseSara Charlesworth6. Parental Leave Rights in Italy: Reconciling Gender Ideologies with the Demands of EuropeanizationRoberta Guerrina7. Comparative Lessons on Work–Family Conflict – Swedish Parental Leave versus American Parental LeaveMichelle Weldon-JohnsPART III: ACCOMMODATING CARE8. Care-giving and Reasonable Adjustment in the UKRachel Horton9. Reconciling Care-giving and Work in Ireland: The Contribution of Protection Against Family Status DiscriminationOlivia SmithPART IV: CHANGING FOCUS10. Child Welfare and Work–Family Reconciliation Policies: Lessons from Family LawGrace James and Thérèse Callus11. Unpaid Care-giving and Paid Work Within a Rights Framework: Towards Reconciliation?Nicole BusbyBibliographyIndex

'Balancing paid work and family life remains a significant challenge; indeed, the challenges are intensifying as economic austerity threatens the pursuit of gender equality. This excellent book provides extensive justifications for laws and policies which encourage and facilitate the reconciliation of paid work, family life and care-giving. It provides a wealth of data, from a number of jurisdictions, and examines recent trends. It is vital that this area of law and policy is protected and developed and this book plays an important role in that process.'- Clare McGlynn, Durham University, UK