Combining Self-Employment and Family Life

By Alice Bell and Ivana La Valle

Despite the increasing policy interest in work-life balance issues, relatively little research has been carried out into the links between self-employment and family life. This report considers, for the first time, the extent to which new family-friendly initiatives and legislation provide adequate support for self-employed parents.

Drawing on an analysis of survey material from 10,000 families with children, the report explores topical issues such as:

whether self-employment offers working parents greater flexibility than other forms of employment

the price of flexibility

difficulties in relation to childcare

differences between the experiences of self-employed mothers and fathers

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 186134533X
• ISBN13: 9781861345332
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 64 Pages