The Work-Family Challenge

Foreword - Cherie Booth PART ONE: THE CONTEXT FOR CHANGE Rethinking Employment - Suzan Lewis An Organizational Change Framework Reconciling Employment and Family Responsibilities - Peter Moss A European Perspective Work/Family Reconciliation and the Law - Jeremy Lewis Intrusion or Empowerment? PART TWO: POLICY AND PRACTICE The `Family Friendly' Employer in Europe - Lisa Harker The Restructuring of Work and Family in the United States - Judith Gonyea and Bradley Googins A New Challenge for American Corporations Formal and Informal Flexibility in the Workplace - Helle Holt and Ivan Thaulow Corporate Relocation Policies - Cary L Cooper Developing and Implementing Policies - Suzan Lewis with Anne Watts and Christine Camp The Midland Bank Experience PART THREE: BARRIERS TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CURRENT POLICIES AND STRATEGIES FOR MOVING BEYOND POLICIES TO CULTURE CHANGE Evaluating the Impact of `Family Friendly' Employment Policies - Suzan Lewis and Karen Taylor A Case Study Constructing Pluralistic Work and Career Arrangements - Phyllis Hutton Raabe Work Family Issues as a Catalyst for Organizational Change - Joyce K Fletcher and Rhona Rapoport CONCLUSION Rethinking Employment - Suzan Lewis and Jeremy Lewis A Partnership Approach

`This book is a treasure trove of evidence and debate and is essential reading for anyone interested in human resource management and, indeed, in the relationships between work, employment and society' - British Journal of Industrial Relations `This collection of papers provides a coherent and compelling argument for rethinking employment policies and work processes in order to make space for family life.... Overall, this book is an excellent collection of papers that presents much new material and, by bringing together a range of different perspectives, goes a long way to setting out the issues, the context in which they need to be resolved and the options available. It is particularly valuable in providing the perspective of both employer and employee, and also some examples of positive outcomes from action research' - Social Policy