The Centre for Families Work & Well-being is an innovative, interdisciplinary research and educational centre, responding to dramatic changes in family patterns, paid work, and broader economic and political structures. Faculty, staff and graduate students work in matters relevant to individual and family well-being, the interface between work and family, and contextual factors that affect workplace productivity and community supports . Research topics include organizational health, family dynamics, social support and community development. The Centre's core strengths include strategic research, policy analysis and best practices development.
NewsCFWW Completes Major Cost-Benefit Review of Workplace Work-Life Balance Practices. Drs. Donna Lero and Karen Korabik, working with Julia Richardson, of York University, recently completed an extensive review of academic, policy and business literature on the costs and benefits of work-life balance practices for employers. The report, entitled, Cost-Benefit Review of Work-Life Balance Practices – 2009, was prepared for the Canadian Association of Administrators of Labour Legislation (CAALL), an association of federal-provincial-territorial departments of labour and heads of occupational safety and health agencies. For more information please contact Dr. Donna Lero at dlero@uoguelph.ca.
Kerry Daly to be featured on TVOs The Agenda with host Steve Paikin. CFWW theme leader Dr. Kerry Daly will join host Steve Paikin on the television show The Agenda in a discussion about the changing role of fatherhood. The show airs on Wednesday, September 24th at 8:00 p.m. Policy Options for Self-Employed Women. Current campaign promises include changing EI policies to enable the self-employed to voluntarily opt in to EI to qualify for maternity and parental leave benefits. This was one of a number of important recommendations in our study, Self-Employment for Women: Policy Options that Promote Equality and Economic Opportunities. The study was funded by Status of Women Canada as part of its Policy Research Programme. You can download the Full Report by clicking on the link below. J. Rooney, D. Lero, K. Korabik & D. L. Whitehead (2003). Self-Employment for Women: Policy Options that Promote Equality and Economic Opportunities. Ottawa: Status of Women Canada. The United Nations marks International Day of Older Person's on October 1, 2008. Since 1990 the United Nations General Assembly has recognized the achievements and needs of older people worldwide on this date each year. The World Health Organization states that "A demographic revolution is underway throughout the world. Today, world-wide, there are around 600 million persons aged 60 years and over; this total will double by 2025 and will reach virtually two billion by 2050 - the vast majority of them in the developing world." McGill University Institute of Health and Social Policy releases 2008 Canadian Work, Family & Equity Index - developed to measure governmental performance in meeting the needs of working families. As well as comparing Canada to other countries worldwide, the report highlights that there are areas of significant variation between the provinces in policy that affects leave around childbearing, paid annual leave, overtime, sick leave, leave to care for sick family members, leave for bereavement and discretionary family leave.
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