What’s New
Karen Corday January 9th, 2009
New From the Network:
- Our Policy Mini-Brief Series, providing “shorter, complimentary briefs to the Policy Briefing Series, providing state legislators and their staff with a one page summary of work-family policy issues,” kicked off this week with Paid Sick Days.
- Our main site now features a translate button in the upper right corner that will translate the site into 29 different languages. Try it out and let us know what you think!
Work and Family News Headlines:
- Maternity Leave Alternative: Bring the Baby to Work
Abby Ellin of the New York Times writes about workplaces that allow employees to bring their children to work with them. - Charting the Prevalence of Involuntary Part-Time Work
ReliablePlant.com reports on a recent study from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that found in November 2008, 7.3 million persons were employed part time for economic reasons, up by 3.4 million from a recent low of 3.9 million in April 2006. - Prediction: The 7 Biggest Work/Life Balance Stories of 2009
Michelle Goodman of NWJobs.com predicts work/life trends for the new year. It’s fun to compare it to Judi’s recent blog on Top Trends in Work-Life and Work-Family. Many similar ideas!
Work and Family News from Around the Globe:
- Flexible Working: A Role for Regulation?
Richard Welford writes for CSR Asia about the possibility of using flexible work arrangements in Asia, where uptake of these schedules is currently low, and the policy issues that could ensue. - Women Will Win Equality Only When Pay is Dragged Out of the Closet
Joan Bakewell of the United Kingdom’s Times discusses an Equality Bill coming before the Government Equality Office and what it might mean for the gender gap in pay. Men are currently paid an average of 17 percent more than women for full-time work and 36.6 percent for part-time work. - Economic Downturn Forces 40,000 Retirees to Keep Working
Adele Ferguson of The Australian writes that 40,000 Australians who were planning to retire this year will be forced to take part- or full-time jobs as an economic downturn decreases the value of their assets and savings.
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