The Option To Work at Home: Another Privilege for the Favoured Few?.

Felstead, Alan; Jewson, Nick; Phizacklea, Annie; Walters, Sally

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ERIC Number: EJ658705

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2002

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The Option To Work at Home: Another Privilege for the Favoured Few?

Felstead, Alan; Jewson, Nick; Phizacklea, Annie; Walters, Sally

New Technology, Work and Employment, v17 n3 p204-23 Nov 2002

Data from the Workplace Employee Relations Survey and Labour Force Survey identified employees who have the option of working at home and those required to work at home. Opportunity to choose is associated with higher-skilled, higher-paying occupations. Those required to work at home or denied the option include some of the most disadvantaged workers. (Contains 47 references.) (SK)

Descriptors: Demography, Employment Level, Employment Practices, Family Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, Fringe Benefits, Teleworking

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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