Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed light upon the reasons why knowledge workers are offered considerable autonomy, and the extent to which they are given the freedom to determine how and when they work. Design/methodology/approach – In order to examine the level of flexibility...

The UK has operated a lightly regulated approach to help employees balance their work and domestic obligations, an approach which employers have welcomed and which they and Government consider to be successful. On the basis of empirical studies this paper challenges these assumptions and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to systematically summarise and evaluate recent articles on modern homebased work (2000‐2009). In identifying the key recurrent themes and commonalities in the existing research, it brings order to the variety of contributions to provide future...

Purpose – In this paper the authors aim to consider the impact of regulatory changes on work‐life integration outcomes. Using the cases of France and the UK they seek to explore changes in objective and subjective measures of work‐family conflict. Design/methodology/approach – The...

The growth of non‐standard or atypical forms of employment, such as part‐time, casual work and so on, represents one of the most dramatic changes in the structure of employment in Australia and other countries since the late 1970s. Management employment strategies have been identified as a...

The expansion of part‐time or reduced hours working into skilled, managerial and professional jobs is increasing. This expansion is generally viewed positively. Not only does it herald a change of status for part‐time working but also suggests that organisations are taking Equal...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which perceived financial preparedness, social retirement anxieties, and level of income influence mature aged workers' preferences to enter different retirement employment options within the contingent and the flexible work...

This paper explores the debate on emerging career forms, focusing on the notion of portfolio working. It comments that while the language used about careers is changing, there is a dearth of empirical studies about career trends. This study focuses in depth on a group of ex‐public sector...

Part‐time work has been the major area of employment growth during the last decade and now forms almost one‐quarter of total employment in the UK. Within the literature it is argued that a key aspect of the growth of part‐time work is its role in enabling an organisation to meet the...

Purpose – To outline changes in selection attraction, search and assessment processes and examine and compare, using a surveillance perspective, the privacy and equity issues for applicants, organisations and testers. Design/methodology/approach – The paper begins by reviewing briefly the...