[연구논문] 영국 기업과 가족 친화적 정책

• 영문명: Companies in the UK and Family Friendly Policy
• 발행기관: 한국가족학회
• 저자명: 최은정(Eun-Jung Choi)
• 간행물 정보: 『가족과 문화』가족과 문화 제16집 제3호, 151~174쪽, 전체 26쪽
• 주제분류: 자연과학 > 생활/식품과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2004.12.01

영문 초록

This study examines the UK's family friendly policy, the meaning of work-family balance, and corporate practices of family friendly policy. Literature review and case studies are used in this research Family friendly policy has been implemented in the context of a globally competitive labor market, an increasing number of dual earner families, a sharp growth in the ageing population, expectations of quality of work-family life, and pressure from the EU The UK government encourages companies to adopt family friendly polices that enable employees to combine employment and family responsibilities effectively The characteristics of companies practicing family friendly policy are large firms, public sectors, public organizations, companies with higher rates of female employees, higher professional rates, higher educational level, lower competition, having a labor union, and higher employee participation in decision-making processes Companies adopted these policies mainly to improve business benefits Family friendly policies that are most likely to be used Include, flextime, parental leave, working part-time, job sharing, working at home, career breaks, providing a child care center, maternity leave, and term-time working The business benefits of family friendly practices identified in this study include sustained quality productivity, retention of skilled staff, improved retention, reduced absenteeism, increased morale, improved motivation, increased staff commitment, and improved corporate image Limitations of the UK's family friendly policy and criticisms of this policy from a gender perspective are discussed Implications of this policy and recommendations for the Korean government and companies are provided

목차

Ⅰ. 들어가는 글

Ⅱ. 가족 친화적 국가복지 정책

Ⅲ. 일ㆍ가족의 양립과 가족 친화적 정책

Ⅳ. 기업의 가족 친화적 정책

Ⅴ. 가족 친화적 정책 평가

Ⅵ. 영국 기업의 가족 친화적 정책이 주는 시사점 및 결론

참고문헌

Abstract