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Work-Life Conflict in Canada in the New Millennium

Key Findings and Recommendations From The 2001 National Work-Life Conflict Study

Report Six

January 2009

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Table of Contents

• Chapter 1
  • Introduction
• Chapter 2
  • What Does This Study Tell Us About Canada's Largest Employers and Their Employees
  • Work expectations and demands
  • Non-work expectations and demands
  • Benchmark Data on Canadian Employers
  • Benchmark Data on Canadian Employees
  • Benchmark Data on Canadian Families
  • Benchmark Data: Use of the Canadian Health Care System
  • Benchmark Data: Family-Friendly Policies and Practices in Canadian Organizations
  • Benchmark Data on the Use of Personal Coping Strategies in Canada
  • Coping with Work-life Conflict: What Can Canadian Families Do?
• Chapter 3
  • Role Overload: A Primer
  • Definition
  • Prevalence
  • Who is at risk with respect to role overload?
  • What can we do to reduce role overload?
• Chapter 4
  • Work Interferes with Family: A Primer
  • Definition
  • Prevalence
  • Who is at risk with respect to role overload?
  • What are the consequences of high levels of work interferes with family?
• Chapter 5
  • Family Interferes with Work: A Primer
  • Definition
  • Prevalence
  • Who is at risk with respect to family interferes with work?
  • What are the consequences of high levels of family interferes with work?
• Chapter 6
  • Caregiver Strain: A Primer
  • Definition
  • Prevalence
  • Who is at risk with respect to caregiver strain?
  • What are the consequences of high levels of caregiver strain?
  • What can we do to reduce caregiver strain?
• Chapter 7
  • Conclusions and Recommendations
  • What Can Employees Do To Reduce Work-life Conflict?
  • What Can Governments Do To Reduce Work-life Conflict?
  • What Can Unions Do To Reduce Work-life Conflict?
• References
• Box 1
• Box 2