Combining Work and Care (eBook, ePUB)

Carer Leave and Related Employment Policies in International Context
Redaktion: Hamblin, Kate; Fast, Janet; Heyes, Jason

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The proportion of employees with caring responsibilities is growing and, as a result, policies that support working carers are becoming increasingly important. Written and informed by national experts, this is the first publication to provide a detailed examination of the development and implementation of carer leave policies and policies in 9 countries across Asia, Oceania, Europe and North America. It compares the origins, content and implications of national policies and practices intended to enable workers to provide care to family members and friends while remaining in paid employment -known as 'carer leave'.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Policy Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781447365716
• Artikelnr.: 69609318

Autorenporträt

Kate Hamblin is Senior Research Fellow in the Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences at the University of Sheffield. Jason Heyes is Professor of Employment Relations in the Management School at the University of Sheffield. Janet Fast is Professor in the Department of Human Ecology at the University of Alberta.