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Price: EUR 250.00Authors: Bernstein, Stéphanie
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Objective: This paper looks at the role of legislated norms of general application in shaping "family-friendly" workplaces and their interaction with collectively-bargained standards in the retail service sector and more specifically, in a single unionized retail sector in Quebec, Canada. Methods: The methodology used is traditional legal research methodology: analysis of laws, collective agreements and case law. The principal norms examined concern parental and family leave, working time and disparities between …different employment statuses. Results: A series of legislative provisions have been adopted in Quebec over the last 30 years whose objectives are the improvement of family-related leave and the reduction of working time. Unions have also negotiated provisions in collective agreements with these same goals. In the low-wage retail sector studied, the working time standards negotiated between the unions and the employers reflect the characteristics of the sector, most notably extended opening hours, seven days a week. Predictability of hours also varies according to employment status. Such issues as family-unfriendly working time arrangements (last-minute scheduling, asocial hours, etc.) and the need for flexibility in family-related leave are insufficiently taken into account by the legislated and bargained provisions. Conclusions: A fine analysis and comprehension of existing formal regulation, be it legislated or collectively-bargained, is required to fully understand workers' experiences with work-family balance and to identify the gaps between formal norms and the needs expressed by workers with respect to work-family balance. Show more
Keywords: Work-family balance, low-wage retail sector, regulation, legislation, collective bargaining, working time, predictability of hours, employment status, Quebec, Canada
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2011-1273
Citation: Work, vol. 40, no. Supplement 1, pp. 119-128, 2011
Authors: Messing, Karen | Caroly, Sandrine | Ahlgren, Christina | Barthe, Béatrice | Bernstein, Stéphanie | Cau-Bareille, Dominique | Chatigny, Céline | Doniol-Shaw, Ghislaine | Estryn-Béhar, Madeleine | Riel, Jessica | Scheller, Livia
Article Type: Research Article
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2011-1274
Citation: Work, vol. 40, no. Supplement 1, pp. 129-130, 2011
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