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14 J.L. & Equal. 1 (2018)
The Availability and Use of Flexible Work Arrangements and Caregiving Leaves: Lessons Learned about Policies and Practice

handle is hein.journals/jleq14 and id is 9 raw text is: The Availability and Use of Flexible Work Arrangements and Caregiving Leaves: Lessons Learned about Policies and Practice Donna S. Lero and Janet Fast* ABSTRACT Research, policy, and media interest in the challenges of combining paid work with family care work have grown dramatically since the 1990s. Improving care leaves and allowing more flexibility for working parents and carers are included in current policy agendas. These occur against a backdrop of growing demand for, and a shrinking supply of care arising from changes in women's labour force participation and family patterns, population aging, greater precarity in jobs and income, and concern about the capacity offormal care systems. The result is a profound mismatch between workplace norms about ideal (unencumbered) workers and the needs of most workers with care responsibilities, as well as concern about gender equality, social justice, and the sustainability offamily care as an essential foundation to publicly funded health and social care services. In this article, we identify factors affecting Canadians' access to flexible work arrangements and caregiving leaves and consider changes needed to remedy existing deficiencies. We map the terrain of work family conflict in contemporary Canadian workplaces (prevalence, causes, consequences) and then examine whether current policies address the needs of working carers and are readily available and accessible to workers. A final section underscores the importance of a multi-pronged, comprehensive policy approach to better address unmet needs in a more equitable manner. Research studies, policy developments, and media interest in issues related to work-family conflict, work stress, and the challenges of combining paid work with family care have grown dramatically since the early 1990s. Adding fuel to the fire is a growing gap in our capacity to care for adult family members with chronic health conditions resulting from population Donna Lero is a University Professor Emerita in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Human Nutrition at the University of Guelph. Janet Fast is a Professor and Co- Director in Research on Aging, Policies and Practice at the University of Alberta, Edmonton.

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