Shirley Dex is a Principal Research Fellow at the Judge Institute of Management Studies, University of Cambridge. Colin Smith was formerly a Research Fellow in the ESRC Centre for Business Research and the Geography Department, University of Cambridge. He currently works in the Government Economic Service.

• Introduction; Family-friendly arrangements in British establishments; Employee access to family-friendly policies and practices; Employee commitment as an outcome; The business case for having family-friendly policies; Conclusions.

Shirley Dex is a Principal Research Fellow at the Judge Institute of Management Studies, University of Cambridge. Colin Smith was formerly a Research Fellow in the ESRC Centre for Business Research and the Geography Department, University of Cambridge. He currently works in the Government Economic Service.

• Introduction; Family-friendly arrangements in British establishments; Employee access to family-friendly policies and practices; Employee commitment as an outcome; The business case for having family-friendly policies; Conclusions.

Shirley Dex is a Principal Research Fellow at the Judge Institute of Management Studies, University of Cambridge. Colin Smith was formerly a Research Fellow in the ESRC Centre for Business Research and the Geography Department, University of Cambridge. He currently works in the Government Economic Service.

• Introduction; Family-friendly arrangements in British establishments; Employee access to family-friendly policies and practices; Employee commitment as an outcome; The business case for having family-friendly policies; Conclusions.