Low-Wage Work and
Flexible Work Arrangements
Fact Sheet : Lower-Wage Workers and Flexible Work Arrangements
For further reading: Selected Resources on Flexible Work Arangements for Lower-Wage Workers
On July 8, 2009, Workplace Flexibility 2010 co-hosted a briefing with the New America Foundation to explore the particular challenges faced by low-wage workers who must balance the vicissitudes of life with work schedules that are often uncompromising or unpredictable. Panelists also discussed how Flexible Work Arrangments (FWAs) can improve outcomes in work and life among low-wage workers. To access a webcast of the event, please click here.
Panel speakers included: Jennifer Swanberg, Ph.D., Associate Professor at University of Kentucky; Susan Lambert, Ph.D., Associate Professor at University of Chicago; John Wilcox, Corporate Voices for Working Families; Elizabeth Lower-Basch, Center for Law and Social Policy; and Elizabeth Watson, Workplace Flexibility 2010. The panel was moderated by David Gray, Director of the Workforce and Family Program at the New America Foundation.
Containing copious data and insight, the panelists' PowerPoint presentations are very useful in understanding low-wage work:
Elizabeth Watson