Family Matters article Apr 2002
Access to family-friendly work practices
This article summarises the results of recent research that looks at access to family friendly work practices among employees working within the same workplace.
Family Matters article Apr 2002
This article summarises the results of recent research that looks at access to family friendly work practices among employees working within the same workplace.
Family Matters article Apr 2002
Family Matters article Apr 2002
Issues common to both British and Australian policy makers and working parents are discussed in this article presenting findings from a British study, 'Atypical Work Patterns and Family Life', which examined the consequences for family life when parents worked early mornings, evenings, weekends or shifts.
Family Matters article Apr 2002
This article looks at data from in-depth interviews with seven single mothers to reveal the additional labour they might need to do simply to keep the relationship between home and paid work intact.
Family Matters article Apr 2002
Family Matters article Jun 2001
Family Matters article Apr 2001
This article discusses how the Australian income support system has adapted to significant changes in the Australian labour market and in the distribution of employment.
Family Matters article Apr 2001
This article discusses 'Benefits for children: a four country study', a new international study which discusses and compares the child benefit programs of four countries: Australia, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.
Research report Dec 2000
This collection of essays addresses the new agenda for the Australian welfare system and reflects on the case for radical reform
Family Matters article Jun 2000
This paper considers what welfare means in America, the background problem of poverty, how and why work requirements have become progressively more demanding, and consequences to date of welfare reform.