Abstract
IntroductionAs with many local public services, childcare is currently witnessing a profound change (Pestoff, 2006). Amid widespread budget cuts, families increasingly need to devise alternative solutions for childcare provision. At the same time, managing work and family life responsibilities is a challenge for working parents, in particular for women, who still carry most of
Highlights
As with many local public services, childcare is currently witnessing a profound change (Pestoff, 2006)
In this paper we present a specific case study of an organization experimenting with new forms of collaborative welfare policies
Collaborative childcare has been identified by HR departments, as well as by organizational governance as an opportunity that matches the interest of organizations toward work-life balance initiatives, the increase of employee participation in welfare initiatives (“participative welfare”), and the strengthening of employees informal social networks
Summary
As with many local public services, childcare is currently witnessing a profound change (Pestoff, 2006). New forms of socializing care that leverage community networks and “alternative” social arrangements have been proposed as a viable solution to these challenges, not in view of replacing welfare state provisions, but rather for complementing them In this changing landscape, the private sector, organizations, and companies, often supported by national or local government Work-Life Balance programs, are promoting new welfare policies. The private sector, organizations, and companies, often supported by national or local government Work-Life Balance programs, are promoting new welfare policies This goes along with familyfriendly practices based on co-participation in order to promote gender equality and retain employees (Connelly et al, 2004; Grosser & Moon, 2008; Lewis, 2018), as part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives (Carroll, 1999, Wang et al, 2016). We analysed the values and challenges of these activities as seen from the perspective of both management and employees, and investigated the support provided by digital technology to facilitate the provision and the acceptance of these initiatives
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