Working women and temporary work

 Working women

A number of trends have coincided so that we have seen the virtual disappearance of that Victorian middle-class ideal, the nuclear family, with mother staying at home to look after the children and father going to work. (...) Why has this happened?

8 explanatory factors are discussed in chapter 3 of Human Resource Management in a Business Context.

 Record number of women in work   The UK has the third highest rate of female employment in Europe with a record 70% of women at work. On the HRMGuide.co.uk site.

 Women still working more than men  Canadian women continue to work longer than men - an extra 15 minutes a day, equivalent to more than two additional weeks a year. On the HRM Guide Canada site.

 Female recruitment is a growing concern  A survey by Andersen (formerly Arthur Andersen) concludes that teenage women who are about to join the US workforce 'have a lukewarm impression of corporate America'. On the HRM Guide USA site.

  Temporary workers

 Working time regulations are `pointless'  A quarter of UK employees have opted out of the Working Time Regulations. On the HRMGuide.co.uk site.

 Working time regulations amended  Changes to the Working Time Regulations will remove the qualifying period necessary for entitlement to paid annual leave. On the HRMGuide.co.uk site.

 CUPE attacks work overload  "We work through our breaks. We work through our lunches. We are working longer hours and additional unpaid hours," says Donalda MacDonald, President of CUPE PEI. "Enough is enough. On the HRM Guide Canada site.

 Danger of the desk  Work is the most commonly reported reason for stress, followed by worries about financial matters and family problems. On the HRMGuide.co.uk site.

 Overworked Americans can't use up their vacation  Americans have the least annual vacation entitlement in the industrialized world ut one in six U.S. employees are unable to use up their entitlement because of overwork. On the HRM Guide USA site.

  Are employers taking advantage of their loyal tech employees?  Survey suggests that the answer is yes because IT pros find it difficult to achieve a work-life balance. On the HRM Guide USA site.

This is further discussed in the next HR topic: Organizational HRM