Chapter 6 - Work and family policies and practices. The main contents of the chapter consist of the following: What are work and family policies? Work and family policies, work and family policies and managing diversity, business benefits of work and family policies, work and family policies in practice. | Chapter 6 Work and Family Policies and Practices Glenda Strachan, John Burgess and Lindy Henderson Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs to accompany Strachan, French and Burgess, Managing Diversity 6- What are work and family policies? Work and family policies are workplace policies that promote working arrangements enabling employees to attend to family responsibilities without jeopardising their livelihood. There is no single definition as the concept is evolving. Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs to accompany Strachan, French and Burgess, Managing Diversity 6- Work and family policies A broad consensus of desirable policies and practices has emerged (Burgess and Strachan 2005): Income security an appropriate rate of pay a regular and secure income Employment security predictable hours ongoing employment, whether full-time or part-time the ability to take career breaks (for example, maternity or carers leave) Access to care . | Chapter 6 Work and Family Policies and Practices Glenda Strachan, John Burgess and Lindy Henderson Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs to accompany Strachan, French and Burgess, Managing Diversity 6- What are work and family policies? Work and family policies are workplace policies that promote working arrangements enabling employees to attend to family responsibilities without jeopardising their livelihood. There is no single definition as the concept is evolving. Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs to accompany Strachan, French and Burgess, Managing Diversity 6- Work and family policies A broad consensus of desirable policies and practices has emerged (Burgess and Strachan 2005): Income security an appropriate rate of pay a regular and secure income Employment security predictable hours ongoing employment, whether full-time or part-time the ability to take career breaks (for example, maternity or carers leave) Access to care arrangements Access to flexible leave leave in addition to standard leave entitlements parental leave and leave in emergencies the ability to switch between different types of leave Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs to accompany Strachan, French and Burgess, Managing Diversity 6- Flexible working times the ability to vary working hours the ability to start and finish at suitable times the ability to make use of flextime, job-sharing and other innovations the ability to vary the above arrangements over the course of the working life Control over unfriendly working hours the ability to vary or avoid long, unpredictable, unsocial working hours minimising of changes to schedules at short notice. Access to training and a career path Innovative work arrangements which may include working from home and study leave Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs to accompany Strachan, French and Burgess, Managing Diversity Work and family policies (cont.) 6- Work and .
