Trade unions and work-life balance: Changing times in France and the UK?

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 122-146

  Gregory, Abigail ^a   Milner, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 60249095419     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2008.00710.x     Document Type: Article

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