Examining the debate on quality of jobs in Europe, this book focuses on the work-life balance-a central element of the EU agenda. It addresses tensions between work and private life, examining job quality, job security, working conditions and time-use patterns of individuals and households as well as institutional contexts.

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Information

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year

2011

ISBN

9780230307582

Topic

Politics & International Relations

Subtopic

Social Policy

Index

Politics & International Relations

Cover
Half Title
Series
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
Series Preface
Contributors
1 Introduction: Job Quality and Work-Life Balance
Part I Tensions in Balancing Work and Non-work Domains
2 Job Quality Trends in Europe – Implications for Work-Life Balance
3 Work-Family Conflict across 28 European Countries: A Multi-level Approach
4 Job Quality and the Perceived Work- Life Balance Fit between Work Hours and Personal Commitments: A Comparison of Parents and Older Workers in Europe
5 Job Demands and Work- Home Interference: Empirical Evidence from Service Sector Employees in Eight European Countries
6 Job Quality, Work-Family Tensions and Well-Being: The Finnish Case
Part II Institutional Contexts for Work-Life Balance
7 Part- Time in Skilled Jobs: The Case of Teachers in the UK, Spain and the Netherlands
8 Time between Job and Care – How Configurations of Care Policies Shape the Patterns of Informal Care for Children and the Elderly
9 Moulding Parents’ Childcare? A Comparative Analysis of Paid Work and Time with Children in Different Family Policy Contexts Magnus Bygren, Ann- Zofie Duvander and Tommy Ferrarini
10 Tensions between Work, Family and Personal Life in Spanish Dual-Income Couples
11 Concluding Thoughts on Tensions between Work and Private Life and Policy Responses
References
Index