| CODE | CLS2110 | ||||||
| TITLE | Work-life Issues | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for Labour Studies | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit makes students aware of the work-life needs of workers and helps them identify new ways of working that integrate better the organisational and personal needs of employees during their life course. Various theories are introduced to explain the nature of gendered organisations. The study-unit allows the student to explore innovative ways of working that meet the needs of the 21st century workers. Study-Unit Aims: This study-unit will make students aware of the work life needs of workers and will help them identify new ways of working that integrate better the organisational and personal needs of the workers. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - explain the theory of gendered organisations; - analyse the work life needs of workers during their life course; - analyse how current gendered work practices impact on workers and on the organisational effectiveness; - identify current policies that enable work life balance (parental, maternity, paternity and other family related leave and Telework). 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - identify how gender impacts on the organisation and on work practices; - value the needs of workers during their life course (for example whilst studying, bringing up the children, caring for the elderly or the sick in the family, etc); - apply the legal provisions that enable workers to balance family and work; - find innovative ways of working that integrate the organisational needs with the personal needs of the workers (men and women) during their life course; - implement a teleworking policy. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Bailyn, L. (2006). Breaking the Mold - Redesigning Work for Productive and Satisfying Lives. USA : Cornell University Press. - Lewis, S. & Cooper, C.L. (2005). Work-Life Integration - Case Studies of Organisational Change. West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons Limited. - Rapoport, R., Bailyn,L.,Fletcher, J.K., & Pruitt, B.H. (2002). Beyond Work-Family Balance. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass. Supplementary Readings: - Crompton, R., Lewis, S., and Lyonette C. (2007). Women, Men, Work and Family in Europe. UK : Palgrave Macmillan. - Lewis, S., Brannen, J., & Nilsen, A. (2009). Work, Families and Organizations in Transition: European Perspectives. UK : The Policy Press. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone Anna Borg |
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