WORK340
Work-Life Balance
0.5 Credit

In light of increased precarity, changing global economic conditions, emerging trends in workplaces and many other factors, the nature of work and its relationship to workers lives has undergone enormous transformation. This course considers the implications of these changes as workers and workplaces struggle to understand and ameliorate "work-life balance". The course adopts a broad definition of work-life, which encompasses both self-care, work-family relationships and extends to broader care-giving responsibilities and community engagements. Topics include the implications of changing workplace environments, the impacts of evolving competitive conditions, the interaction of work-life balance gender with other forms of social exclusion, and the social consequences of work-life imbalance. Particular attention will be paid to potential and limitations of public policies in ameliorating work-life balance issues.