University staff and flexible work: Inequalities, tensions and challenges

C Smyth, N Cortis, A Powell - Journal of Higher Education Policy …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT In 2020, COVID-19 triggered rapid growth in the use of flexible work
arrangements (FWA) in universities. While the impacts of this shift are still emerging, this …

Staff and students' perception of implementing flexible working arrangements in institution of higher education

SM Mwando, A Issa, V Kangotue - Journal of Facilities Management, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the perception of university staff and
students in implementing flexible working arrangements (FWA) to increase space efficiency …

Flexible work options in higher educational institutions in times of crisis

SO Atiku, IO Ganiyu - SA Journal of Human Resource Management, 2022 - journals.co.za
Orientation The association between academic staff position and attitudes towards specific
flexible work options in times of crisis. Research purpose This study examined employees' …

Flexible work arrangements: Accessibility in a university environment

F Sharafizad, M Paull, M Omari - TheAustralian Universities' …, 2011 - search.informit.org
Attraction and retention of highly qualified employees has become an area of concern for
Australian universities. It has been suggested that flexible work arrangements can be …

[PDF][PDF] Flexible work arrangements in Higher Education: A tale of two groups

M Paull, M Omari, F Sharafizad - Sustainable Management and …, 2009 - academia.edu
Flexible work arrangements (FWA) and family friendly policies have been used as sign posts
of modern progressive organisations, and tools of attraction and retention during periods of …

Control and insecurity in Australian and Canadian universities during the COVID-19 pandemic

D Peetz, S O'Brady, J Weststar, A Coles… - Relations industrielles …, 2022 - erudit.org
This study examines how the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing university management
control strategies have influenced higher education workers' job security, stress and …

E-learning in Era of COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact of flexible working arrangements on work pressure, work–life conflict and academics' satisfaction

Z Ghali-Zinoubi, A Amari, F Jaoua - Vision, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this study is to better understand the effect of flexible working arrangements
(FWAs) on three academics' outcomes, which are work pressure, work–life conflict and …

'Living at work': COVID-19, remote-working and the spatio-relational reorganisation of professional services in UK universities

R Watermeyer, C Knight, T Crick, M Borras - Higher Education, 2023 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has been the source of large-scale disruption to the work practices
of university staff, across the UK and globally. This article reports the experiences of n= 4731 …

A rapid gender impact assessment of Australian university responses to COVID-19

G Sutherland, M Vazquez Corona… - Higher Education …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT In March 2020, the Australian government introduced a raft of public health
initiatives to curb the rising cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) including closing …

Exploring Academics' Work-Life Balance and Stress Levels Using Flexible Working Arrangements

G Subramaniam, J Ramachandran… - Environment …, 2020 - ebpj.e-iph.co.uk
Flexible working arrangements (FWAs) provide academics a degree of freedom to control
their working time, location and method. Academics need to be agile in managing their …