Work-Life Balance in Europe The Role of Job Quality

Examining the debate on quality of jobs in Europe, this book focuses on the work-life balance-a central element of the EU agenda. It addresses tensions between work and private life, examining job quality, job security, working conditions and time-us

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RECWOWE SERIES LIST Work and Welfare in Europe Series Editors: Denis Bouget, University of Nantes, France, Jochen Clasen, University of Edinburgh, UK, Ana M. Guillén, University of Oviedo, Spain, Jane Lewis, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK and Bruno Palier, Sciences-Po Paris, France Titles include: Sigrid Betzelt and Silke Bothfeld ACTIVATION AND LABOUR MARKET REFORMS IN EUROPE Challenges to Social Citizenship Sonja Drobnič and Ana M. Guillén WORK-LIFE BALANCE IN EUROPE The Role of Job Quality Colette Fagan, María González Menéndez and Silvia Gómez Ansón WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT European Employment Policy Neil Fraser, Rodolfo Gutiérrez and Ramón Peña-Casas WORKING POVERTY IN EUROPE Patricia Frericks and Robert Maier THE LIFE COURSE AND THE ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY OF THE WELFARE STATE Paolo Graziano, Sophie Jacquot and Bruno Palier THE EU AND THE DOMESTIC POLITICS OF WELFARE STATE REFORMS Europa, Europae Karl Hinrichs and Matteo Jessoula LABOUR MARKET FLEXIBILITY AND PENSION REFORMS Flexible Today, Secure Tomorrow? Trudie Knijn WORK, FAMILY AND TRANSITIONS TO ADULTHOOD IN EUROPE Birgit Pfau-Effinger and Tine Rostgaard CARE, WORK AND WELFARE IN EUROPE Rik van Berkel, Willibrord de Graaf and Tomáš Sirovátka THE GOVERNANCE OF ACTIVE WELFARE STATES IN EUROPE Reconciling Work and Welfare in Europe Series Standing Order: HBK: 9780230280274 PBK: 9780230280267 (outside North America only) You can receive future titles in this series as they are published by placing a standing order. Please contact your bookseller or, in case of difficulty, write to us at the address below with your name and address, the title of the series and the ISBN quoted above. Customer Services Department, Macmillan Distribution Ltd, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS, England

Work-Life Balance in Europe The Role of Job Quality Edited by

Sonja Drobnič University of Hamburg, Germany and

Ana M. Guillén University of Oviedo, Spain

Selection and editorial matter © Sonja Drobnič & Ana M. Guillén 2011 Individual chapters © their respective authors 2011 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2011 978-0-230-28949-9 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2011 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndm