Parent part time working on women employment; Bursa instance

Flexibility in labour market first came up postindustrial period.It lost its efficiency in that period as a result of the intervention in economy carried out by the state for various reasons during the following periods.In developing countries and some developed ones,labour market flexibility remained in force although it did not have current extent.On the other hand, since the mid-1970s,flexibility has found a wide application area for many reasons in large companies and organized sectors in most developed countries . Since the mid-1970s, many types of working in accordance with labour market flexibility have begun to be applied increasingly in various countries.However,among these types of working, part time working which gained importance after the Second World War found a wider application area especially in terms of women.Along with other reasons,part time working's feature of ensuring work-life balance led to not only women's preference more but also part time working's gaining more importance withinthe scope of increasing women employment both across the country and as a part of European Employment Strategy. The first steps of part time working in Turkey were taken with the Sixth Five – Year Development Plan. With later development plans,regulations about part time working were included in National Employment Strategy and Action Plan, and part time working was discussed within the scope of increasing women employment.Legal regulations about part time working and parental leave were carried out within the scope of European Union norms of harmonization.However, different views about parental leave came up in doctrine and in application.A qualitative field research was carried out in Bursa to contribute to these views within the context of thesis.As a result of this field research,it was ascertained that regulations about parental leave were not favoured in application and would not contribute to women employment