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Canada |
BC |
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Burnaby |
CWCW |
Centre for Workplace and Community Wellbeing |
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A non-profit society established to assist workplaces and communities create healthier, safer and more caring environments. |
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Canada |
BC |
Worldwide |
Lions Bay |
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Izzo Consulting |
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Improving the Quality of Work |
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Creating organizations and leaders capable of sustaining the highest levels of performance and commitment in their people. |
| 003 |
Canada |
BC |
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Vancouver |
BCCF |
British Columbia Council for Families |
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Working to strengthen, encourage and support families through information, education, research and advocacy. |
| 004 |
Canada |
BC |
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Vancouver |
CUPE |
Canadian Union of Public Employees |
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CUPE Works |
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To enhance and coordinate the involvement, activism and skills of our members. |
| 005 |
Canada |
ON |
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Guelph |
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University of Guelph |
CFWW |
Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being |
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Promoting individual and family well-being, responsive and productive work environments, and strong, sustainable communities. |
| 006 |
Canada |
ON |
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London |
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theOfficeLife.com |
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Your guide to surviving the modern workplace |
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An opinionated look at everything office including its unique lifestyle, culture, and jargon. |
| 007 |
Canada |
ON |
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Nepean |
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The Vanier Institute of the Family |
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Work and Family |
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Advocates from the point of view that families are the key building block of society and that every Canadian is included. |
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Canada |
ON |
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Ottawa |
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Living Work |
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Exploring the experience of work |
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Features: What is Work; Talking Work; Thinkers at Work; Art at Work; LivingWork Center for the Study of Labour & Work; Local2Local |
| 009 |
Canada |
ON |
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Ottawa |
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QualitéTravail |
JQ |
JobQuality |
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Providing comprehensive, public and user-friendly information on the quality of work in the Canadian labour market. |
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Canada |
ON |
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Ottawa |
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Trucker Hours |
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Stop the 84 hour workweek |
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Trucking industry efficiency should not be purchased at the expense of the health and safety of truck drivers and highway users |
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Canada |
ON |
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Ottawa |
CLC-CTC |
Canadian Labour Congress-Congres du travail du Canada |
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Is Work Working For You |
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English/French |
Information about some of the key factors that contribute to your quality of life. |
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Canada |
ON |
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Ottawa |
CPRN |
Canadian Policy Research Networks |
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Job Quality |
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Providing comprehensive, public and user-friendly information on the quality of work in the Canadian labour market. |
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Canada |
ON |
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Ottawa |
CSLS |
Centre for the Study of Living Standards |
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Centre d'étude des niveaux de vie |
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Deals with trends in living standards and developing and advocating specific policies |
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Canada |
ON |
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Ottawa |
CWRN |
The Canadian Workplace Research Network |
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To foster research on workplace change and innovation |
| 015 |
Canada |
ON |
Nation Wide |
Ottawa |
HRSDC |
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada |
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Work-Life Balance in Canadian Workplaces |
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English/French |
A key to success in private and professional life. A competitive edge for business. |
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Canada |
ON |
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Toronto |
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32 Hours |
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Committed to a reduction and redistribution of work time, in pursuit of an economically just and ecologically sustainable society |
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Canada |
ON |
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Toronto |
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Balance TV |
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strategies for LIVING WELL |
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This daily half-hour show gives you the information you need to make smart healthcare decisions for you and your family. |
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Canada |
ON |
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Toronto |
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Leaving the Mother Ship |
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Personal Balance Sheet - How to get and keep the right Work-Life Balance for you. |
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Provides work-life balance and career planning resources for individuals. |
| 019 |
Canada |
ON |
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Toronto |
TorontoCAN |
Toronto Civic Action Network |
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A coalition of community and labour groups. Our goal is to improve the quality of life for all Toronto residents |
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Canada |
QC |
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Quebec City |
CFE |
Conseil de la famille et de l'enfance |
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Council for family and children |
French |
Providing advice on the inter-relation of government, work and family life |
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Canada |
SK |
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Regina |
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Balancing Work and Family |
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Providing resources to develop a friendlier workplace and less stressfull worklife |
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Denmark |
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Copenhagen |
TCC |
The Copenhagen Centre |
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New Partnerships for Social Responsibility |
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Aimed at promoting new partnerships for social and labour market integration |
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England |
Greater London |
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London |
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libcom.org |
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A resource for all people who wish to improve their lives, their communities and their working conditions. |
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England |
Greater London |
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London |
DTI |
Department of Trade and Industry |
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Working Practices - Enable staff to balance work and personal commitments including job-sharing, flexi-time and home working |
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Learn how businesses have successfully introduced flexible working practices for their own benefit, and that of their employees |
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England |
Greater London |
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London |
WLRI |
Working Lives Research Institute |
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Academic and applied research, emphasising equality and social justice, and working for and in partnership with trade unions. |
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Finland |
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Helsinki |
TRACE |
Trade Unions Anticipating Change in Europe |
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TRACE Project |
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Aims to build improved capacity within European trade unions to respond to situations of economic and industrial change. |
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Ireland |
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Dublin |
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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions |
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Covering the entire range of factors which shape the day-to-day working environment. |
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Japan |
Tokyo |
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Tokyo |
EPI |
Economic Policy Institute for Quality Life |
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Japanese/Eng. |
Promotes research activities with the cooperation of academics, researchers, citizens, unions, legislation experts |
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Japan |
Tokyo |
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Tokyo |
JTUC |
Japanese Trade Union Confederation |
RIALS |
Research Institute for Advancement of Living Standards |
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To make a major contribution towards the overall advancement in the life of workers and their families |
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New Zealand |
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Wellington |
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Good Faith at Work |
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All about developing and maintaining good faith at work. |
| 031 |
New Zealand |
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Wellington |
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Heads Up |
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your future with Labour |
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An introduction to unions for young workers |
| 032 |
New Zealand |
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Wellington |
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NZ Department of Labour |
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Work-life balance |
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About enjoying quality of life and quality of work. |
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Scotland |
Aberdeenshire |
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Strathdon |
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Critical Path |
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Dedicated to the concerns of isolated workers worldwide |
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Sweden |
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Stockholm |
AIS |
Arbetsliv i Sverige |
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Working Life in Sweden |
Swedish/English |
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Sweden |
Stockholm |
Nation Wide |
Stockholm |
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Arbetslivsinstitutet |
NIWL |
National Institute for Working Life |
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The national centre of knowledge for issues related to working life conducts research and development on all facets of work life. |
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Sweden |
Uppsala |
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Väsby |
SIF |
Svenska Industritjänstemannaförbundet |
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Swedish Union of Clerical and Technical Employees in Industry |
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Information for employees of Siemens Nixdorf Informationssystem AB |
| 037 |
UK |
Cheshire |
England and Scotland |
Stockport |
GP |
General Physics |
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Provides consultancy & relevant training programmes to employers who want to help their employees find the best work-life balance. |
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UK |
Greater London |
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London |
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Employers for Work-Life Balance |
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To share best practice and demonstrate to large and small employers how work-life policies can be introduced on a practical basis |
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UK |
Greater London |
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London |
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New Ways to Work |
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Campaigns and provides expertise on new and flexible ways of working that help people, organisations and society |
| 040 |
UK |
Greater London |
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London |
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RGMC Ltd |
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Work Life Balance for companies and individuals |
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Provides Work-Life Balance Consulting to help employers proactively support their staff and offers individuals one-to-one coaching |
| 041 |
UK |
Greater London |
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London |
DTI |
Department of Trade and Industry |
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Work-Life Balance |
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Providing: innovative working patterns or practices consultancy; work-life balance research; good practice guidance; case studies |
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UK |
Greater London |
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London |
ESRC |
Economic and Social Research Council |
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Families & Social Capital Group |
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Focuses on the inter-relationship between the dynamics of family change and processes of social capital. |
| 043 |
UK |
Greater London |
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London |
TUC |
Trades Union Congress |
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Changing Times |
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The TUC guide to work-life balance |
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UK |
Kent |
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Tunbridge Wells North |
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SwiftWork |
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Consultancy to organisations on flexible working policies and work-life balance issues; and more |
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| 045 |
UK |
Norfolk |
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Norwich |
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UK National Work-Stress Network |
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To help raise the profile of work-related stress, its causes and how we can move towards eliminating it. |
| 046 |
US |
CA |
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Berkeley |
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Labor Project for Working Families |
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Addressing family issues in the workplace: child care, elder care, flexible work schedules, family leave, quality of life issues. |
| 047 |
US |
CA |
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Menlo Park |
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Workaholics Anonymous |
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Our primary purpose is to stop working compulsively and to carry the message of recovery to workaholics who still suffer. |
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US |
CA |
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Oakland |
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Slow Down Now |
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The 'almost' serious antidote to workaholism |
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Slow Lifestyle Manifesto - We believe multitasking is a moral weakness. |
| 049 |
US |
CA |
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Santa Monica |
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Work To Live |
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The Guide to Getting a Life |
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Reclaim your Life, Health, Family and Sanity |
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US |
DC |
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Washington |
AFL-CIO |
American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations |
WFA |
Working Families Agenda |
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Has the fact sheets, background information, model legislation and best practices that will help you make a difference. |
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US |
DC |
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Washington |
AFL-CIO |
American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations |
WFT |
Working Families Toolkit |
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Provides fliers, posters, petitions, phone scripts, newsletter articles, cartoons, email Alerts and more |
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US |
DC |
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Washington |
EPF |
Employment Policy Foundation |
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Center for Work and Family Balance |
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Monitors, analyzes and promotes policies and legislation that encourage flexibility, innovation and freedom of choice |
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US |
IL |
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Chicago |
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Alfred P. Sloan Family Center on Parents, Children & Work |
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Chicago Center |
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Examines issues facing parents, children, families, employers, and schools that are intricate and complex |
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US |
MA |
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Cambridge |
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MIT Workplace Center |
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Sloan School of Management |
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Redesigning Work, Family, Community Connections |
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US |
MA |
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Chestnut Hill |
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Sloan Work and Family Research Network |
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Provides resources, supports a community, and builds knowledge |
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To support academics, researchers, policy analysts, business leaders, and others interested in work and family research |
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US |
MN |
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Minnetonka |
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Work and Family Connection |
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Working to help employers create a workplace that is both supportive and effective. |
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US |
MN |
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St Paul |
AFL-CIO |
American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations |
MLIC |
Minnesota Labor Interpretive Center |
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Celebrating the nature of work and its contribution to Minnesota's past, present and future. |
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US |
NY |
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New York @ Work |
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US |
NY |
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Melville |
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New Work |
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Brave New Work World |
NewWork News |
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Life and Work in the revolutionary new world economy |
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US |
NY |
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New York |
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Carolyn & Co. |
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Finding out what matters. Managing your career while balancing your life. |
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Carolyn Kepcher is known by millions for her cool demeanor & her no-holds-barred assessments of The Apprentice TV show candidates. |
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NY |
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New York |
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Working Life |
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The home page for Jonathan Tasini, labor journalist and president of the National Writers Union (UAW Local 1981). |
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US |
NY |
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New York |
CWLP |
Center for Work-Life Policy |
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Working to design, promote, and implement workplace policies that increase productivity and enhance personal / family well-being. |
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Promoting policies that enable individuals to realize their full potential across the divides of gender, race and class |
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US |
NY |
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New York |
FWI |
Families and Work Institute |
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A non-profit organization that addresses the changing nature of work and family life. |
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US |
NY |
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Stony Brook |
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Group for the Study of Working Class Life |
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Exploring the meaning of class in today's world |
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US |
WA |
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Seattle |
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Working Stiff |
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Stories and insights into working life in the US |
