Rewarding work UK


 * International and other country information - see main Rewarding work article

"'What we need is a system of work in which, instead of believing in a job, people can believe in themselves.' Ed Mayo"

Action Ideas

 * Local Job share register
 * Local part time work register
 * Downshifting
 * Start your own business
 * Homeworking

Why it matters
Rewarding work is about all aspects of what might be called quality of life at work, including for example work satisfaction, work/life balance and fair reward.

Random facts

 * Half of the (UK) working population, 52% of men and 48% of women, say they want to work more flexibly. 60% of people support the right to request flexible working to be extended to all. Source: Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), January 2007.

Related topics

 * National Downshifting Week
 * Towards Sustainable Economies

Related Wikipedia content

 * Simple living

News UK

 * Jobless who look after grandchildren 'bullied' by benefit officials, The Guardian, June 1 2007


 * February 26 2007 - Comprehensive new JRF report shows that slavery exists in the UK today. Joseph Rowntree Foundation / Global connections UK
 * January 24 2007 - 'Double whammy' of hours and stress rules out more time with the family The Guardian, Lucy Ward and John Carvel.
 * October 4 2006 - Labour's tax and benefit reforms weaken average work incentives, says Institute for Fiscal Studies / Social inclusion
 * September 28 2006 - Over 2 million households estimated to be struggling to pay council tax, says new research Joseph Rowntree Foundation / Social inclusion
 * August 5 2006 - TUC website gives most UK employees freedom of their company information. TUC
 * People want flexible working, but most can't get it, November 17 2005

Comment

 * New Start editorial March 7 2007 - There are times when the advent of 24 hour news seems as helpful as a mobile phone weighed down with all manner of gadgetry.
 * New Start editorial February 28 2007 - Most regenerators, community builders, think tankers and politicians have a touch of the visionary about them.

Resources

 * Co-production by people outside paid employment, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Findings, June 2006 - Ref 0356. new economics foundation news
 * The Play Ethic

UK links

 * National Downshifting Week
 * WorkSmart Information from the TUC ("the umbrella for Britain's unions")
 * Sustainable workplace
 * Employers for Work-life Balance
 * Flexibility
 * Homeworking.com
 * Working Families
 * The Work Foundation, includes material concerning the future of work