Work-Life Balance in Europe: The Role of Job Quality

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Introduction: Job Quality and Work-Life Balance....Pages 1-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Job Quality Trends in Europe – Implications for Work-Life Balance....Pages 17-41
Work-Family Conflict across 28 European Countries: A Multi-level Approach....Pages 42-68
Job Quality and the Perceived Work-Life Balance Fit between Work Hours and Personal Commitments: A Comparison of Parents and Older Workers in Europe....Pages 69-94
Job Demands and Work-Home Interference: Empirical Evidence from Service Sector Employees in Eight European Countries....Pages 95-119
Job Quality, Work-Family Tensions and Well-Being: The Finnish Case....Pages 120-146
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Part-Time in Skilled Jobs: The Case of Teachers in the UK, Spain and the Netherlands....Pages 149-173
Time between Job and Care – How Configurations of Care Policies Shape the Patterns of Informal Care for Children and the Elderly....Pages 174-206
Moulding Parents’ Childcare? A Comparative Analysis of Paid Work and Time with Children in Different Family Policy Contexts....Pages 207-230
Tensions between Work, Family and Personal Life in Spanish Dual-Income Couples....Pages 231-252
Concluding Thoughts on Tensions between Work and Private Life and Policy Responses....Pages 253-259
Back Matter....Pages 260-293