Friday, 11 April 2014
Event background
11 April 2014, Manchester, UK
The London-based Middlesex University is organising a seminar entitled 'Work-life balance, fairness and social justice in recession' at the University of Manchester on 11 April 2014.
Objectives
The seminar is part of a series whose aims are:
to understand the work-life challenges for employees, employers and policy-makers posed by economic recession and austerity measures
to provide a forum for a range of stakeholders, from academia, business, the public and voluntary sectors, to discuss how to meet these challenges
to contribute to current policy debates on work-life balance, and on the quality of working life, happiness, social justice, equalities, and care-giving
This seminar series examines the implications of the economic environment for gender equality, health and well-being, care and care-giving, employment relations and workplace innovations. The series also explores the impacts of economic recession and austerity measures on individuals, families, organisations and the wider community.
An underlying theme of the series is the question of how to meet a triple agenda of:
enhancing employee work-life balance
sustaining or enhancing organisational effectiveness
contributing to social justice
Eurofound contribution
Contributors will highlight experiences in the UK and in other national contexts as well as innovative workplace and policy initiatives. Eurofound will be represented by Greet Vermeylen, Research Manager at Eurofound’s Working Conditions and Industrial Relations Unit.
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