How work-life culture impacts employees using flexible work practices.
The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 18(4): 602-622.
McDonald, P., Pini, B. & Bradley, L. (2007)
This exploratory study investigates five conceptually distinct dimensions of work-life culture which account for the gap between work-life policy provision and utilization: 'Manager Support'; 'Organizational Time Expectations'; 'Career Consequences'; 'Gendered Perceptions of Policy Use' and 'Co-worker Support', among 22 employees using flexible work practices (13 women, 9 men) in a local government organization in Australia.
The findings inform the development of targeted strategies that help alleviate the cultural barriers preventing the use of work-life policies by eligible employees and contribute to the emergent area of organizational work-life culture as a theoretical construct.
Deputy Premier and Attorney-General Rob Hulls recently launched new guidelines aimed at encouraging family friendly arrangements in Victorian workplaces. Mr Hulls said the guidelines complemented new amendments to the Equal Opportunity Act which made it unlawful for employers to unreasonably refuse to accommodate an employee’s parental or carer responsibilities. The new laws come into effect on 1 September 2008, are to help parents with children return to work and remain in work by providing family responsibility as grounds for unlawful discrimination. Download a copy of the guidelines here.
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