@WAFProject

Work Autonomy, Flexibility and Work-Life Balance research project. Led by @HeejungChung, @UniKent. Funded by the @ESRC.

 University of Kent
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Joined February 2014
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News coverage of our work on #workingfromhome during #COVID19 @_EqualParenting @UoB_Business @WAFProject @SSPSSR peoplematters.in/blog/life-a…

Fostering a better work-life balance for your employees in 2021

Work-life balance is crucial for employee satisfaction and overall business success as well. Organizations that neglect this aspect, will have a hard time attracting and retaining talent. Individua...

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I'll be presenting in this seminar series on the 3rd of March - the results of our joint @_EqualParenting @WAFProject project paper on #FlexibleWorking during #COVID19 and its impact on division of housework/childcare. The list includes so many other interesting papers
Department of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin@TCDsociology26 Jan 2021
Our seminars resume next week! tcd.ie/sociology/events/semi… w/ M Gratz (@unil), @_rachel_brooks, V Stout (@RBCStatesmen), @AlinaCosma, @HeejungChung, @pilargonalons, N Piper (@QMUL) & @LauraCFoley , @c_schwemmer, F Bernardi (@EuropeanUni) , P Mullen (@tcddublin), @pablogracia_twi!
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Managerial experiences during the #COVID19 pandemic shows the majority of managers believe their organisation will support more flexible working requests in future. #TheFutureofWork #FlexibleWorking Read the research by @_EqualParenting & @WAFProject here: bit.ly/3pVK4Ad
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Managerial experiences during the #COVID19 pandemic shows the majority of managers believe their organisation will support more flexible working requests in future. #TheFutureofWork #FlexibleWorking Read the research by @_EqualParenting & @WAFProject here: bit.ly/3pVK4Ad
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Replying to @MartinSLewis @itvMLshow
Research completed by @_EqualParenting at @UniBirmingham & @WAFProject at @UniKent showed only 4.5% of managers sampled (n=742) reported that their organisation paid #homeworking employees a weekly overhead cost to be claimed back from HMRC during the COVID-19 lockdown
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Extensive coverage of our joint @_EqualParenting @WAFProject project work on #WorkingFromHome during #COVIDLockdown. New Research Suggests The Future Of Work Is A Flexible One via @forbes forbes.com/sites/adigaskell/…
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What!! - Dads Three Times as Likely as Moms to Receive a Promotion While Working From Home During COVID | Working Mother workingmother.com/dads-three…
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Frustrating new study on pandemic gender inequity: Women have less work effectiveness, flexibility, engagement and wellbeing at work than men. Work-life balance a top issue for women. Doesn't even make the top 10 for men. mck.co/2VuoLYQ via @McKinsey HT @eve_rodsky

COVID-19 and the employee experience: How leaders can seize the moment

The return phase of the COVID-19 crisis is a good time for organizations to create more tailored employee experiences in response to workplace challenges, expanding on the goodwill and camaraderie...

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Our /@WAFProject @_EqualParenting project #COVIDwfh findings are cited in this new article from @HRGrapevine hrgrapevine.com/content/arti…

HR Grapevine

With schools in England set to reopen next week, HR Grapevine spoke to several HR practitioners to find out how employers can support working parents when the children go back. From flexible working...

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Flexible working can make us work longer hours due to blurring of boundaries, passion paradox (wanting to just finish that last bit of work), fear of stigma against working flexibly, and sometimes bc employers just ask for more. see my article from 2016: theconversation.com/flexible…

Flexible working is making us work longer

Flexible work is on the rise but research shows it often leads to people working longer hours than they would otherwise.

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@washingtonpost5 Aug 2020
Remote work really does mean longer days — and more meetings wapo.st/3gvhXm2

Remote work really does mean longer days — and more meetings

Those who sense this grand experiment in working from home comes with plenty of downsides -- longer days, more meetings and more email to answer — are now backed up by data.

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Important read: Why Are Child Cares Open When Schools Are Not? nytimes.com/2020/08/04/paren…

Why Are Child Care Programs Open When Schools Are Not? (Published 2020)

Society’s perception of child care being of lesser quality to education has rarely been so pronounced.

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It doesn’t work to move work exactly as it was done at the office to the virtual world. To start, people shouldn’t be judged by the hours they work, but by the product nytimes.com/2020/07/31/upsho…

Remote Work Isn’t Working? Maybe Your Company Is Doing It Wrong (Published 2020)

Experts have tips on the office routines that need to change when everyone’s working from home. Meetings, for one.

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Some truths in here, but again reemphasizes the narrative of childcare as a individual issue/responsibility rather than a societal issue, esp. during times like THE PANDEMIC. It is on organisations and governments to ensure both parents can be involved. gen.medium.com/the-pandemic-…

The Pandemic Isn’t Forcing Moms Out of the Workforce — Dads Are

Let’s be crystal clear about why working mothers are suffering

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Additional news coverage of our project @WAFProject @_EqualParenting Employers must 'improve communication of flexible working policies with staff' disq.us/t/3qt6knd
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More news coverage of our #WorkingFromHome during #COVID19Lockdown @WAFProject @_EqualParenting. Firms not doing enough to support flexible working workplaceinsight.net/firms-n… via @InsightOnWork

Firms not doing enough to support flexible working - Workplace Insight

Organisations still have work to do when it comes to understanding people's experiences of flexible working, a study claims

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Take a look at new joint research from @_EqualParenting and @WAFProject on homeworking during lockdown. Some fascinating findings on the impact on #wellbeing, #productivity and work-life balance 👉 bit.ly/2Xi9XgS
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Workplace Insight (@InsightOnWork) has covered #research into homeworking during lockdown by Dr Heejung Chung (@HeejungChung) of @SSPSSR and colleagues at @UoB_Business. workplaceinsight.net/working…

Working from home parents have struggled during lockdown - Workplace Insight

The much larger numbers of people working from home during the COVID-19 lockdown has presented significant challenges for those who are parents

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More coverage of our @WAFProject @_EqualParenting #WorkingFromHome during #Covid19Lockdown project: "The future of work is flexible, says new study" phys.org/news/2020-07-future…

The future of work is flexible, says new study

New research from the University of Kent and the University of Birmingham has found that mass homeworking during the COVID-19 lockdown has presented significant challenges for parents, particularly...

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More coverage of our @WAFProject @_EqualParenting #WorkingFromHome during #COVID19Lockdown report: The Pros And Cons Of Remote Working allwork.space/2020/07/the-pr…
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Homeworking during #COVID19 lockdown has impacted on many aspects of work, such as increased productivity, issues with work-life balance, and a call for more flexible working patterns. New research from @_EqualParenting & @WAFProject explores more: birmingham.ac.uk/news/thebir…
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