Work-life balance issues – overview
Background
Change in workforce, importance of balancing work family and lifestyle
Work, family and lifestyle statistics
Latest statistics on the subject of balancing work, life and family
Dispelling myths about work, family and lifestyle balance
Myths about policies and practices only benefiting employees with young children and gives some workers an advantage over others, give workers an inch and they'll take a mile, working long hours is an indication of high productivity, women’s issues only
Government initiatives on work, family and lifestyle
Work and family unit, pilot program, parental leave research, industrial relations legislation, family provisions test case
Father friendly workplaces
Workplace culture accepting men in their role as fathers
Work-life balance and discrimination
What employers should know
Last updated 2 October 2008
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