Busby, Nicole; James, Grace --- "Families, Care-giving and Paid Work" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011) [2011] ELECD 854

Editor(s): Busby, Nicole; James, Grace

Title: Families, Care-giving and Paid Work

Sub-title: Challenging Labour Law in the 21st Century

Topics: Family and Gender Policy; European Law; Family Law; Labour, Employment Law; Law and Society; Comparative Social Policy

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 31 October 2011

Number of pages: 256

ISBN (hard cover): 9781849802628

EISBN: 9781849806053

Abstract/Description:

This unique selection of chapters brings together researchers from a variety of academic disciplines to explore aspects of law’s engagement with working families. It connects academic debate with policy proposals through an integrated set of approaches and perspectives.

Families, Care-giving and Paid Work offers an original approach to a very topical area. Not only does it consider the limitations of law in relation to the regulation of care-giving and workplace relationships, but it is premised upon a re-consideration of law’s potential and engages with suggested strategies for bringing about long-term social change.

Offering a range of analyses, this book will strongly appeal to policymakers and practitioners involved with promoting work and family issues, students in labour and employment studies, law and social policy, as well as academics interested in work and family reconciliation issues, or gender and law issues.