Families, care-giving and paid work : challenging labour law in the 21st century - James, Grace, 1972-; Busby, Nicole (Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar, 2011)
Reconciling employment and family care-giving : a gender analysis of current challenges and future directions for UK policy / Suzi Macpherson -- Atypical working in Europe and the impact on work-family reconciliation / Clare Lyonette -- Is there a fundamental right to reconcile work and family life in the EU? / Eugenia Caracciolo di Torella -- The rights and realities of balancing work and family life in New Zealand / Annick Masselot -- Law's response to the reconciliation of work and care : the Australian case / Sara Charlesworth -- Parental leave rights in Italy : reconciling gender ideologies with the demands of Europeanization / Roberta Guerrina -- Comparative lessons on work-family conflict : Swedish parental leave versus American parental leave / Michelle Weldon-Johns -- Care-giving and reasonable adjustment in the UK / Rachel Horton -- Reconciling care-giving and work in Ireland : the contribution of protection against family status discrimination / Olivia Smith -- Child welfare and work-family reconciliation policies : lessons from family law / Grace James and Therese Callus -- Unpaid care-giving and paid work within a rights framework : towards reconciliation? / Nicole Busby.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-225) and index.
Keywords: Labor laws and legislation; Work and family -- Government policy; Caregivers -- Legal status, laws, etc; Work-life balance