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Work-life balance

Many people struggle to balance their work and family commitments. The Families Commission supports changes which will improve work-life balance for New Zealand families.

We have been calling for improvements to parental leave provisions, and advising government on ways to provide better quality childcare options for children outside of school hours. We have also been carrying out research on how to encourage more people to take up quality flexible work arrangements that support their family life.

 

Current Projects

Paid Parental Leave

We are keen to improve the choices offered to parents through better parental leave provisions. We think that current arrangements don't adequately meet the needs of working families with new babies.

Out of School Services

Out of school services (OSS) is the term covering before-school, after-school and school-holiday programmes for school children aged 5-13 years.

Research Publications

Report
Fri 1 May, 2009

Finding Time

Parents' long working hours and impact on family life

Finding Time focuses on the experiences of a range of families selected from industries that are most affected by long working hours.

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Mon 1 Sep, 2008

Give and Take

Families' perceptions and experiences of flexible work in New Zealand

This report summarises the findings of a research project conducted by the Families Commission, exploring families’ experiences of flexible work arrangements, and their impact on family life.

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Mon 1 Sep, 2008

Juggling Acts

How parents working non-standard hours arrange care for their pre-school children

Many parents today are working long hours in both paid and unpaid work and there are more mothers in the workforce than ever before.

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