The right to time off for dependants: Contrasting two organisations’ responses

Employee Relations

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 126-140

  Wise, Sarah ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dependants; Employee rights; Family friendly organizations; Line managers; Quality of life; Rest allowances

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844395630     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450510572667     Document Type: Article

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