Life in the law: work/life balance for lawyers?

Peter McGraw; Danielle Heidtman

Life in the law: work/life balance for lawyers?

Peter McGraw, Danielle Heidtman

Department of Management

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Abstract

The study surveys legal firms in the state of New South Wales and assesses the provision of Work/Life Balance options and the factors that predict their uptake. The paper addresses four research questions; does a greater range of WLB options offered by a firm lead to a higher take up rate by employees?; how important is top management support for WLB in influencing employee uptake?; how important is top management support for equal reward and promotion of employees using WLB options in predicting its use?; how does the level of support in an employees' personal life affect their perception of the value of WLB options? Results are discussed within the context of wider cross-industry studies which reveal contrasting findings.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 7th Pacific Employment Relations Association Conference
Place of Publication	Sunshine Coast, Qld.
Publisher	Pacific Employment Relations Association
Number of pages	16
Publication status	Published - 2007
Event	Pacific Employment Relations Association Conference (7th : 2007) - Gold Coast, Qld. Duration: 14 Nov 2007 → 16 Nov 2007

Conference

Conference	Pacific Employment Relations Association Conference (7th : 2007)
City	Gold Coast, Qld.
Period	14/11/07 → 16/11/07

Keywords

work/life balance
legal firms
New South Wales

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Life in the law: work/life balance for lawyers?

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