Articles, research and related material of interest. For resources specifically on the flexible working hours bill in New Zealand, look at the ‘resources’ page too – click here.
- Moms Rising.Com – Open, Flexible Work. Flexible work arrangements give parents the ability to work more flexibly, regardless of the person’s level in the organization. Factory workers, middle managers, and executive level employees all need to be able to structure their work lives in a way that allows them to meet both business and family needs.
- Getting Punched: The Job and Family Clock…It’s Time for Flexible Work for Workers of All Wages, by Jodie Levin-Epstein. Get the facts on the dramatic labor market changes that result in more and more workers facing dual and dueling responsibilities – those at work and those at home. Businesses that recognize this tension address it through responsive scheduling and paid time off; and, these businesses benefit from cost savings when they do. Getting Punched suggests 10 ways that government should get more involved in promoting responsive workplaces for workers of all wages. It’s about time.
Download the document here (external site: opens a PDF document, 160 kb). - Out of Time – Why Britain needs a new approach to working-time flexibility. Research paper for the UK Trade Union Congress by Colette Fagan, Ariane Hegewisch and Jane Pillinger, 2006.
Download the document here (external site: opens a PDF document, 595 kb). - Equal Employment Opportunities Trust, Report: Work & Age Survey 2006. Download here (Word document, 682 kb).
- Article by Beverly Hughes, the UK Children’s Minister who suggests that flexible work should be extended to cover all employees. Click here (link to an external site).
- An Unexpected Tragedy. Evidence for the connection between working hours and family breakdown in Australia. Relationships Forum Australia. Click here for link to the website where you can download the report in various sizes (exec summary, full).
- Rigidity a puzzle as NZ workers seek flexibility - opinion piece from CTU secretary Carol Beaumont in the DominionPost and Press newspapers, 10 September 2007
