The Work-Family Challenge

The Work-Family Challenge
Author: Suzan Lewis
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1996-09-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780803974692

In The Work-Family Challenge contributors from the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States explore the possibilities of challenging traditional employment structures to take account of contemporary work and family realities. They take a critical look at the notion of `family-friendly' employment, and explore ways in which the rapidly changing needs of both organizations and the workforce can be met. The volume argues that real progress requires moving the focus from specific policies and practices towards more systemic organizational change. It examines the contexts and opportunities - global, international, national, sociopolitical, legal and economic - for this change. The book concludes that positive solution

Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety

Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety
Author: International Labour Office
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Total Pages: 896
Release: 1998
Genre: Industrial hygiene
ISBN: 9789221092032

Intended as a resource for those who have responsibilities to safeguard workers' health and safety, especially in developing countries. Covers the fields of toxicology, occupational hygiene, occupational cancer, occupational diseases of agricultural workers, occupational safety, psycho- social problems and institutions and organizations active in the field of occupational health and safety.