Families & Children 

Work and Family: Current thinking, research and practice 

February 2000 

This paper was written by Associate Professor Graeme Russell and Lyndy Bowman from Macquarie University.

This report examines work and family issues, including the influence of work on family strength and wellbeing.


Table of Contents

  1. Executive Summary
  2. What is meant by balancing work and family responsibilities in terms of employers' needs with respect to productivity and workers' ability to meet family needs.
  3. The identification of characteristics of the workplace and the broader social forum, which impact on the strength and well being of workers' families
  4. Organisational policies and programs - The identification of trends in the provision of family friendly policies
  5. Organisations with innovative policies and programs - the identification of what workplace arrangements can facilitate workers' ability to meet family needs, whilst continuing to meet employers' needs for productivity
  6. The identification of what social arrangements can facilitate workers' ability to meet family needs
  7. The identification of the basis for any lack of consensus among reputable experts
  8. Conclusions

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