Part-time work and caring responsibilities in Australia: towards an assessment of job quality

dc.contributor.author	Chalmers, J.
dc.contributor.author	Campbell, I.
dc.contributor.author	Charlesworth, S.C.M.
dc.date.issued	2005
dc.description.abstract	Part-time work (for women) is often put forward as a solution to the problems of balancing paid work and caring responsibilities. This assessment is too shalloVl-: It neglects the crucial issue ofthe quality ofthe part-time job. Poor quality part-time work may worsen problems ofwork andfamily imbalance rather than contribute to their solution. Good quality part-time work is the main path forward. This is a preliminmy paper, which focuses on introducing the topic and outlining several dimensions other than just number of hours - that are important in any assessment ofthe quality of part-time jobs.
dc.identifier.citation	Labour & Industry, 2005
dc.identifier.issn	1030-1763
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1959.8/119936
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
dc.rights	Copyright 2005 Copyright Agency Limited (Distributor)
dc.title	Part-time work and caring responsibilities in Australia: towards an assessment of job quality
dc.type	Journal article
pubs.publication-status	Published
ror.mmsid	9915912056201831

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