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"Sociological essays on policies that could help employees balance their workplace responsibilities with their other responsibilities. Policies examined encompass organizational policies, municipal policies, state policies, and federal policies. Workers studied include salaried professionals and low-wage part-time hourly workers"--Provided by publisher.
An important look at motherhood and family dynamics in the 21st century?by the national spokesperson of Mothers & More. Kristin Maschka, past president of Mothers & More, a national organization with more than 140 chapters across the country, shines a spotlight on the complex issues mothers face?at work, in their homes, their lives, and with their partners? and shows how the hidden assumptions that society, the media, public policy, and women themselves hold about motherhood can sabotage a mother?s happiness. Maschka weaves together her own story, anecdotes from mothers all over the country, and a deep knowledge of history and society to offer mothers a comforting, often funny read that helps them see themselves and the world around them in a whole new way. At the same time she provides specific actions women can take today to remodel motherhood to live the lives they always thought they would.
A consensus has developed in workplace studies around the concept of ‘well-being at work’ in an awareness that such apparently distinct aspects as health and safety, discrimination, labour market integration, and work-life balance converge in the workplace and are best treated as one complex phenomenon. This important book offers twelve contributions by distinguished international scholars from a range of disciplinary domains, providing an in-depth analysis of ongoing changes in the world of work and their impact on personal well-being. The contributors place specific workplace experiences in a comparative perspective, examining policy and regulatory initiatives and judicial rulings at n...
Financial planning expert Louis Barajas teaches all professionals--from CEOs to front line employees--how to make the most of their lives. Now, in this desperately needed and insightful guide, he introduces his straightforward and proven plan to help you achieve financial freedom and go from stress to success. Readers will learn how to transition from: feeling overworked to living a balanced life; feeling overwhelmed to being relaxed and in control; and feeling underpaid to achieving success through meaningful work. Across all industries and positions, people are having to pull longer hours and balance more work just to hold their jobs and stay afloat financially. But even those at the top of the economic bracket report feeling burdened by stress and undercompensated. So what’s the deal? Overworked, Overwhelmed, and Underpaid is the key to creating an economic revolution--one that enables all workers to attain greater abundance through a more thoughtful, purposeful, and rewarding professional life.
Special edition of the Federal Register, containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect ... with ancillaries.