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WORK FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES [9 records]

Record 1 2020-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental health and hygiene
  • Working Practices and Conditions
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Collaboration with the OQLF
DEF

A time management method that allows a person to find a balance between the responsibilities and demands of work and those related to other aspects of life, such as family, friends and leisure.

CONT

Work-life balance is about adjusting working patterns. Employers are developing a wide range of work-life balance options, covering flexible working arrangements and flexible benefit packages. Examples include flextime, job-sharing, working from home, time off in lieu and breaks from work.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hygiène et santé mentales
  • Régimes et conditions de travail
  • Sociologie de la famille
  • Collaboration avec l'OQLF
DEF

Mode d'aménagement du temps qui favorise un équilibre entre les responsabilités et les contraintes liées au travail et celles liées à d'autres aspects de la vie, tels que la famille, les amis et les loisirs.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Labour and Employment
OBS

Published by the Women’s Bureau, Human Resources Development Canada.

OBS

A collection of 12 case studies describing initiatives undertaken in a variety of Canadian workplaces that help workers balance their work and family responsibilities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Travail et emploi
OBS

Publié par le Bureau de la main-d'œuvre féminine, Développement des ressources humaines Canada.

OBS

Recueil de douze études de cas dans lequel sont décrites des mesures prises dans divers milieux de travail canadiens en vue d'aider les travailleurs à trouver un équilibre entre leurs responsabilités familiales et professionnelles.

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Services and Social Work
CONT

The latest numbers from Statistics Canada show that one in four Canadians are providing care to family and/or close friends. Many of them are struggling to balance caregiving obligations with work responsibilities.

OBS

caregiving obligation: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • caregiving obligations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services sociaux et travail social
CONT

Selon les plus récentes données de Statistique Canada, une personne sur quatre au Canada prend soin d'un membre de sa famille ou d'un ami proche. Un grand nombre d’entre eux ont du mal à concilier leurs obligations d'aidant naturel et leurs responsabilités professionnelles.

OBS

obligation d'aidant naturel : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • obligations d'aidant naturel

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Labour and Employment
  • Sociology of the Family
OBS

The Work and Family Unit works with Saskatchewan people, organizations, businesses and communities to help shape work environments that meet the needs of the 21st century economy while, at the same time, building and strengthening the Saskatchewan tradition of caring for family and community. Our mandate is two-fold : to provide leadership and co-ordinate government activities to help reduce the negative impacts of people's inability to balance their work and family responsibilities; to work with business, labour and community organizations to help them develop and implement work and family strategies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Travail et emploi
  • Sociologie de la famille
OBS

Traductions suggérées par la Direction des affaires francophones de la Saskatchewan : Unité travail et famille; Unité travail-famille.

Key term(s)
  • Unité travail et famille
  • Unité travail-famille

Spanish

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Record 5 2008-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Social Services and Social Work
OBS

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Title of chapter 4-3. The Policy objective is to assist employees in obtaining information on child care options(other than federally funded workplace day care centres) that will help them manage work and family responsibilities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Services sociaux et travail social
OBS

Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada, titre du chapitre 4-3. L'objectif de la politique est d'aider les employés à obtenir des renseignements sur des services de garde d'enfants autres que les garderies en milieu de travail que finance le gouvernement fédéral, afin de leur permettre de concilier leurs responsabilités professionnelles et familiales.

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Educational Institutions
  • Sociology of Old Age
CONT

Universities of the Third Age(U3As) provide learning opportunities for older adults who are largely free of work and family responsibilities. Worldwide, they typically take on two forms(Swindell 1997) : the French model(based on the first U3A founded in 1973) is university based and offers formal courses; the British model, arising in Cambridge in 1981, emphasizes informal, autonomous slef-help groups in which the instructors are usually thrid-agers themselves, not college professors.

CONT

In 2000-2001, close to 5,500 seniors took part in over 380 training activities offered by one of the 26 regional branches of the Université du troisième âge, totalling over 166,000 training hours.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements d'enseignement
  • Sociologie de la vieillesse
DEF

Cours organisés par les universités à l'intention des retraités

OBS

La première université du troisième âge fut crée à Toulouse en 1973; le sigle serait de date plus récente.

Spanish

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Record 7 2004-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial and Economic Psychology
  • Labour and Employment
  • Working Practices and Conditions
DEF

Stress experienced by employees as they seek to balance conflicting work and family responsibilities.

CONT

Flexible work schedules allowing employees more latitude to respond to family needs, such as caring for children or elderly relatives, are one of the most frequently cited options needed to manage work/life stresses, according to an analysis of comments arising out of a survey conducted in the spring of 2002.

Key term(s)
  • work life stress

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie industrielle et économique
  • Travail et emploi
  • Régimes et conditions de travail
DEF

Stress que [les employés subissent] en essayant de composer entre le travail rémunéré et les obligations personnelles et familiales [...]

OBS

[...] les maladies, la dépression, l'angoisse, les accidents, les blessures et l'usage de médicaments d'ordonnance sont à la hausse en raison de la persistance du conflit travail-vie personnelle et du stress.

Spanish

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Record 8 2000-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment
DEF

The introduction of family and parental leave schemes, care arrangements for children and the elderly, and the development of a working environment structure and organisation which facilitates the combination of work and family/household responsibilities for women and men.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trabajo y empleo
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Record 9 1993-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Administration
  • Social Services and Social Work
CONT

Information and referral services for child care.(The policy objective is to) assist employees in obtaining information on child care options(other that federally funded workplace day care centres) that will help them manage work and family responsibilities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration fédérale
  • Services sociaux et travail social
CONT

Services d'information et d'orientation sur la garde des enfants. (L'objectif de la politique est d'aider) les employés à obtenir des renseignements sur des services de garde d'enfants autres que les garderies en milieu de travail que finance le gouvernement fédéral, afin de leur permettre de concilier leurs responsabilités professionnelles et familiales.

OBS

Terme tiré du Manuel du Conseil du Trésor/Ressources humaines.

Spanish

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