Grace James
Biographic Data
| ID | 3869996 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Grace James |
| GIVEN NAMES | Grace |
| FAMILY NAME | James |
| SIGNATURE | JAMES G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Reading |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1098-1506 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1938 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Labour Law’s (Mis)Management of Menopausal Workers
At the core of this paper is a critique of labour law’s engagement with menopausal workers in the UK. The critique is framed by an overarching discussion of the coping strategies adopted when lived realities of menopausal workers disrupt traditional organisational cultures, especially its manifestation in the ‘ideal worker’ norm. At the core of the paper is an argument that the legal treatment of menopausal workers is failing to encourage effecti…
Mental health and wellbeing at work in the UK
In this paper we outline and critique legal approaches to poor mental health at work in the UK. We argue that the current legal framework is not ‘fit for purpose’. Overall, the existing framework promotes a problematic model that is ineffective because each element, individually and as part of the whole, fails to adequately engage with the nuanced realities of the relationship between undertaking paid work and suffering poor mental health. It is,…
Special issue
Winter 2021
A History of Regulating Working Families
Families in market economies have long been confronted by the demands of participating in paid work and providing care. Across Europe the social, economic and political environment within which families do so has been subject to substantial change in the post-World War II era and governments have come under increasing pressure to engage with this important area of public policy. In the UK, as elsewhere, the tensions which lie at the heart of the …
Regulating working families in the European Union
Families in market economies worldwide have long been confronted with the demands of participating in paid work and providing care for their dependent members. The social, economic and political contexts within which families do so differ from country to country but an increasing number of governments are being asked to engage, or better engage, with this important area of public policy. What seems like a relatively simple goal – to enable famili…
Forgotten children
At the core of this article is a discussion of how, why and with what implications, considerations of children's needs are missing from the EU's work–family reconciliation framework. Part I demonstrates how the EU has failed to properly identify, let alone acknowledge or promote, children's interests in relation to work-family reconciliation. An examination of relevant legislation and case law shows how children are ‘missing’ from this policy are…
Mothers and fathers as parents and workers
This article considers what opportunities 'family-friendly' policies provide for mothers and fathers to (re)formulate and (re)negotiate their preferred 'Parent' and 'Worker' indentities. It argues that policies do not yet provide and effective space for the development of self-identities because, despite some progress, they fail to support the shifts that are occurring within a large number of families. The article examines relevant family-friend…
Regulating Marriage and Cohabitation in 21 st Century Britain
This article assesses the legal regulation of marriage and cohabitation in Britain and outlines a growing need and desire for the currently confused law to be amended despite what has been termed ‘the normal chaos of family law’. It adds to the topical debate about ‘couple regulation’ and argues that law should protect the function rather than the form of relationships. This argument is supported by recent Nuffield Foundation funded research, whi…
Prince Ito
Regulating Marriage and Cohabitation in 21 st Century Britain
This article assesses the legal regulation of marriage and cohabitation in Britain and outlines a growing need and desire for the currently confused law to be amended despite what has been termed ‘the normal chaos of family law’. It adds to the topical debate about ‘couple regulation’ and argues that law should protect the function rather than the form of relationships. This argument is supported by recent Nuffield Foundation funded research, whi…
Mothers and fathers as parents and workers
This article considers what opportunities 'family-friendly' policies provide for mothers and fathers to (re)formulate and (re)negotiate their preferred 'Parent' and 'Worker' indentities. It argues that policies do not yet provide and effective space for the development of self-identities because, despite some progress, they fail to support the shifts that are occurring within a large number of families. The article examines relevant family-friend…
Forgotten children
At the core of this article is a discussion of how, why and with what implications, considerations of children's needs are missing from the EU's work–family reconciliation framework. Part I demonstrates how the EU has failed to properly identify, let alone acknowledge or promote, children's interests in relation to work-family reconciliation. An examination of relevant legislation and case law shows how children are ‘missing’ from this policy are…
Labour Law’s (Mis)Management of Menopausal Workers
At the core of this paper is a critique of labour law’s engagement with menopausal workers in the UK. The critique is framed by an overarching discussion of the coping strategies adopted when lived realities of menopausal workers disrupt traditional organisational cultures, especially its manifestation in the ‘ideal worker’ norm. At the core of the paper is an argument that the legal treatment of menopausal workers is failing to encourage effecti…
Regulating working families in the European Union
Families in market economies worldwide have long been confronted with the demands of participating in paid work and providing care for their dependent members. The social, economic and political contexts within which families do so differ from country to country but an increasing number of governments are being asked to engage, or better engage, with this important area of public policy. What seems like a relatively simple goal – to enable famili…
Prince Ito
Regulating Marriage and Cohabitation in 21 st Century Britain
This article assesses the legal regulation of marriage and cohabitation in Britain and outlines a growing need and desire for the currently confused law to be amended despite what has been termed ‘the normal chaos of family law’. It adds to the topical debate about ‘couple regulation’ and argues that law should protect the function rather than the form of relationships. This argument is supported by recent Nuffield Foundation funded research, whi…
Mothers and fathers as parents and workers
This article considers what opportunities 'family-friendly' policies provide for mothers and fathers to (re)formulate and (re)negotiate their preferred 'Parent' and 'Worker' indentities. It argues that policies do not yet provide and effective space for the development of self-identities because, despite some progress, they fail to support the shifts that are occurring within a large number of families. The article examines relevant family-friend…
Forgotten children
At the core of this article is a discussion of how, why and with what implications, considerations of children's needs are missing from the EU's work–family reconciliation framework. Part I demonstrates how the EU has failed to properly identify, let alone acknowledge or promote, children's interests in relation to work-family reconciliation. An examination of relevant legislation and case law shows how children are ‘missing’ from this policy are…
Regulating working families in the European Union
Families in market economies worldwide have long been confronted with the demands of participating in paid work and providing care for their dependent members. The social, economic and political contexts within which families do so differ from country to country but an increasing number of governments are being asked to engage, or better engage, with this important area of public policy. What seems like a relatively simple goal – to enable famili…
A History of Regulating Working Families
Families in market economies have long been confronted by the demands of participating in paid work and providing care. Across Europe the social, economic and political environment within which families do so has been subject to substantial change in the post-World War II era and governments have come under increasing pressure to engage with this important area of public policy. In the UK, as elsewhere, the tensions which lie at the heart of the …
Winter 2021
Mental health and wellbeing at work in the UK
In this paper we outline and critique legal approaches to poor mental health at work in the UK. We argue that the current legal framework is not ‘fit for purpose’. Overall, the existing framework promotes a problematic model that is ineffective because each element, individually and as part of the whole, fails to adequately engage with the nuanced realities of the relationship between undertaking paid work and suffering poor mental health. It is,…
Special issue
Labour Law’s (Mis)Management of Menopausal Workers
At the core of this paper is a critique of labour law’s engagement with menopausal workers in the UK. The critique is framed by an overarching discussion of the coping strategies adopted when lived realities of menopausal workers disrupt traditional organisational cultures, especially its manifestation in the ‘ideal worker’ norm. At the core of the paper is an argument that the legal treatment of menopausal workers is failing to encourage effecti…
Political science (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Law (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (4 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (3 works) · Labor Movements and Unions (3 works) · Law and economics (3 works) · Public relations (3 works)