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Websites - Ireland

No	Organisation	Website address	Accessing relevant information	Summary
1	Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC)	www.ibec.ie	Type in flexible work arrangements under the search menu.	The site provides a wide range of information on various aspects of employment. However, membership of IBEC is required to access reports and more detailed information.
2	Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment	www.entemp.ie	For information on employment rights / industrial relations please click on the relevant sections	The FAQ section is particularly accessible go to http://www.entemp.ie/faq.htm.
3	Department of Justice Equality and Law Reform	www.justice.ie	Choose publications or use search engine to access relevant material.	The web site includes publications and press releases covering various aspects of work life balance work arrangements such as parental leave and childcare.
4	Telework Ireland	www.telework.ie	Highlights in bold the links to relevant material	The site provides a comprehensive resource for members and others interested in teleworking and eWorking.
5	The Irish Times	www.ireland.com	Go to archive search and type in work life balance	The Irish Times site includes a range of articles on various aspects of work life balance and childcare.
6	The Sunday Business Post	www.thepost.ie	Go to quick search and type in flexible working.	The Sunday Business Post site includes a range of articles on flexible and family-friendly work arrangements

Websites - UK

No Organisation Website address Summary

1

Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) www.dfee.gov.uk/work-lifebalance

This website provides comprehensive information on various aspects of the work-life balance issue.

2

Working Families

www.workingfamilies.org.uk

Provides information on flexible work arrangements. Includes a publications listing

3

Equal Opportunities Commission www.eoc.org.uk

Website of the Equal Opportunities Commission. Provides a publication list many of which can be downloaded

5

Trades Union Congress

www.tuc.org.uk

Through Choose a Subject, click on Working Life for information on work life balance.

6

Work-Life Research Centre
http://ioewebserver.ioe.ac.uk/ioe/cms/get.asp?cid=470

A virtual research centre combining academic and business expertise in relation to work-life balance

7

Institute of Employment Studies

www.employment-studies.co.uk

Includes a publications listing (www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/). Go the section on labour markets and employment policy

8

Policy Studies Institute

www.psi.org.uk

The website of PSI includes a number of publications on flexible work arrangements

9

Employers for Work-Life Balance

www.employersforwork-lifebalance.org.uk

Alliance of 22 UK companies, including BT, BBC, and Sainsbury's. Among the publications and manuals promoted by the consortium is a guide on work-life balance for small business which is available from the organisation at website

10

Incomes Data Services www.incomesdata.co.uk

The website of Incomes Data Services. Go to the option Studies on HR Practices.

Websites - EU

No Organisation Website Address Summary

1

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions www.eurofound.ie

Click on publications to access full information on research.

2

European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)

www.eiro.eurofound.ie

Click on the section for Ireland and this gives the option of accessing information on 'Managing the Work-Life Balance'

3

European Commission Employment and Social Affairs http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/
equ_opp/reconcil_en.html

Click on the heading reconciliation of work and family life.

5

European Telework Development http://www.eto.org.uk

Promotes the successful use of teleworking

Websites - General

No Organisation Website Address Summary

1

The Center For Work and Family at Boston College

www.bc.edu/cwf

The Centre specialises in conducting applied research in a range of work/family issues.

2

New South Wales Department of Industrial Relations (Australia) www.industrialrelations.nsw.gov.au

Provides information and links to other relevant sites

3

New Ways to Work

www.nww.org

Provides information on work life balance issues

4

Labour organisation

www.ilo.org

Go to the publications option