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As we begin the twenty-first century, UK employees work the longest hours in Europe. Workplace stress and home responsibilities are among the top five causes of absence from work. Yet work-life balance has emerged as a key concern for employers, policy makers and the media. This edited volume contains findings from 14 research projects within the ESRC's Future of Work Programme. The research examines the notion of employment flexibility and the effects of gender and care responsibilities on work and work performance. Conflicting needs of employers and employees and the gender divisions in...

This report is the first to examine attitudes towards flexible working and family life. Drawing on a study of over 1500 members of the Amalgamated Electrical and Engineering Union (AEEU) and interviews with 53 AEEU shop stewards, the report: . vbTab]examines attitudes to, and uptake of, flexible working practices among employees who work full-time;. vbTab]compares the attitudes of women and men, those who do and do not have caring responsibilities and those at different occupational levels;. vbTab]considers the ways in which workplace culture and individual circumstances determine attitudes...