Work-Life Balance
There's more to life than work, yet the pressure of work for many intensifies each year and the numbers who work long hours is on the increase. We believe people should have far more choice about the hours they work, and be able to fit work around their caring responsibilities and their other interests. Here you can find TUC research and campaign material working for a better work/life balance. You can find older material by using the search facilities.
The TUC changing times website gives employers and unions practical guidance to achieve a better work-life balance in the workplace. Material about stress and bullying can be found in the health and safety area.
The most recent documents available on this subject are:
TUC welcomes extension of right to request to parents of teenagers
Responding to the Government's proposal to extend the right to request flexible working to the parents of children up to age 16, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
15 May 2008
Government must be bold when extending flexible working rights, says TUC
Responding to the proposals announced today (Wednesday) in the Government's Draft Legislative Programme to extend the right to request flexible working, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
14 May 2008
Time to end the nation's 30-year wait for a new bank holiday
The TUC is today (Thursday) marking the 30th anniversary of the creation of the May Day holiday - the last bank holiday to be introduced in the UK – by calling for a new autumn holiday to celebrate the great British tradition of volunteering.
1 May 2008
Changing Times Newsletter No. 94
CONTENTS
Union news: Apprenticeships still have jobs for the boys * Glass ceiling breached in councils * UNISON call for end to pay inequality * Talks bring hours and pay victory
Other news: Rise of the virtual worker * Campaign warns of sexism in the City * Push for flexi-approach to retirement * Report critical of firms on flexibility * Bosses ‘weigh up' pregnancy risk * News in brief
Resources: TUC protect yourself at work guide * The business case for equal opportunities * Life of women and men in Europe * Worklife balance attitudes in Britain
International news: Australia: Unions welcome new employment plans * Brazil: Union action for shorter hours * Global: Winning work-life balance helps women * Global round-up
23 April 2008
Changing Times Newsletter No.93
Union news: TUC attacks ‘motherhood penalty' * Documentary highlights equal pay landmarks * Public backs action on equal pay * Tax credits can tackle child poverty * Firm victimised union rep for caring * All parents need flexible working
Other news: Hutton ‘must extend flexible working to all' * Tories flesh out family-friendly work plans * Childcare options ‘limited' for working class * Firms are not learning long hours lesson * Thousands get St Andrew's Day holiday * News in brief
Resources: Budgeting guide for new parents * ATL work-life balance guide
International news: Australia: Equality would be good for economy * Europe: Equal opportunities still not reality * Global: Most working women in vulnerable jobs * Global round-up
19 March 2008
Single women in their 30s do more unpaid overtime than anyone else
Four out of ten single women in their 30s (39 per cent) do unpaid overtime at work – making them more likely to do unpaid overtime than any other group in the workforce – according to an analysis of official statistics by the TUC released today (Friday) on Work Your Proper Hours Day.
22 February 2008
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