Work/Life Balance and New Workplace Challenges: Publications
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Report on Implementation of the Labour Mobility Chapter of the Agreement on Internal Trade - July 2001
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Information specific to: Canada
Across Canada, governments and organizations that regulate occupations and trades are enacting changes intended to make it easier for regulated workers to have their qualifications recognized anywhere in the country. This report gives an overview of 51 of the occupations that are regulated in two or more Canadian jurisdictions. With input and advice from the regulators, government officials assessed progress made by each occupation toward improved labour mobility. This report also summarizes steps taken to improve labour mobility among trade workers.
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Jobless Recovery: Is it Really Happening - October 1995
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Information specific to: Canada
Concerns over the weak recovery in employment following the 1990-91 recession led many observers to describe this period as a “jobless recovery”. This research paper uses econometric estimations and simulations of employment equations to determine if the weakness in employment growth over the 1991-95 period can be explained by weak output growth, the evolution of real wages, industrial restructuring or the evolution in the real cost of capital.
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Voices of Canadians: Seeking Work-Life Balance - Table of Contents
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Information specific to: Canada
There is a vast academic literature dealing with the issue of work-life conflict. Most of the reports in this area focus on facts and figures. This report is different, in that it tells the stories behind the statistics by focusing on what Canadians have to say about their lives with respect to work, family and life. As such, it provides a clearer view of what both conflict and balance look and feel like from the point of view of Canadian employees and their families. It also explores what factors make balance problematic and looks at how Canadians and their families cope.
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Work, Family and Community: Key Issues and Directions for Future Research
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Information specific to: Canada
Work, Family and Community: Key Issues and Directions for Future Research, 5.0 Responses to Work-Family-Community Conflict, 4.0 The Interaction of Work, Family and Community: Key Issues
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Work-Related Child-Care Centres in Canada - 2001 : Table of Contents
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Information specific to: Canada
What Parents Appreciate Availability of Child-Care Spaces Location of the Child-Care Centre Hours of Operation Registration Options Child-Care Staff, Number of Centres Location Year of Creation Industries and Sectors Size of Employer's Workforce Gender Distribution of the Employer's Workforce Status of Employees (Eligibility) Capacity of Centres: Number of Licensed Spaces;, Chapter II - Involvement of Employers, Unions, Governments and Employees in the Establishment and Operation of Work-Related Child-Care Centres
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Work and Family Provisions in Canadian Collective Agreements - Table of Contents
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Information specific to: Canada
This study of family-friendly provisions found in major collective agreements has been undertaken in the context of the federal government?s commitment to “make workplace policies...of federally regulated employees more family friendly”. Its main purpose is to examine to what degree provisions related to the balancing of work and family responsibilities have been considered in the context of collective bargaining. This information is meant to help employers, unions, labour practitioners and researchers to: Gain a better understanding of policies and practices conducive to the balancing of work and family responsibilities; Identify some of the more innovative practices; Assess the feasibility of implementing such arrangements in a variety of contexts; and, Discern some of the emerging priorities regarding this issue.
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Work-Life Balance in Canada: A Report to Ministers Responsible for Labour in Canada - Table of Contents
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Information specific to: Canada
The table of contents for this report.
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Collective Agreements and Older Workers in Canada - Table of Contents
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Information specific to: Canada
The purpose of this study is to examine to what extent older workers and the ageing of the workforce have been considered in the context of collective bargaining. The study identifies and analyzes provisions contained in major Canadian collective agreements that may have an impact on the working conditions of older workers. It is intended to help employers, union representatives, labour practitioners and researchers gain a better understanding of current workplace practices and how collective agreements can address emerging workplace issues such as an ageing workforce.