Chapter 1. Changes in the Labour Force: Changing industries, changing jobs; Work - national summary; The working week; Stressed out - we work and rest more but do less; The death of the job for life experiment; Projections of the labour force; The future of work; a fractured nation. -- Chapter 2. Changes in How We Work: Balancing work and family; Flexibility as a virtue; Women turn to work part-time; Permanent part-time work; Job sharing; Career breaks; Home workers; Working from home; Work and family issues in Australia - views from the experts; Swapping long hours for a good home life; Call to put fairness to work; Work: we can change it; Making jobs more creative; Unsung and unpaid - volunteers make it worthwhile; The future is reciprocal
Summary
Contents include: Changing industries, changing jobs - Stressed out - we work and rest more but do less - Projections of the labour force - The future of work: a fractured nation - Balancing work and family - Flexibility as a virtue - Women turn to part-time work - Job sharing - Career breaks - Home workers - Working from home - Work and family issues in Australia - views from the experts - Swapping long hours for a good home life - Making jobs more creative
