Maternity leave : policy and practice /

This book examines contemporary maternity leave. It covers the historical and current public policies and their legislative intent, the parameters of maternity leave as a public health issue, and types of leave offered as employee benefits. The book also offers an illuminating perspective on how the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gordon, Victoria (Associate professor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, [2013]
Temas:
Maternity leave > United States.
Family leave > United States.
Parental Leave
Public Policy
Women, Working
Workplace > organization & administration
Congé de maternité > États-Unis.
Congé parental > États-Unis.
Travailleuses.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Maternity leave
Parental leave
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Descripción
Sumario:This book examines contemporary maternity leave. It covers the historical and current public policies and their legislative intent, the parameters of maternity leave as a public health issue, and types of leave offered as employee benefits. The book also offers an illuminating perspective on how the policies of maternity leave play out in the practice of common lives. The author interviews professional women spanning public and private sector jobs with low and high income and at different ages and family circumstance.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xix, 296 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781466573604
1466573600
9781299710382
1299710387
0429254415
9780429254413

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