scholarly journals When parents wish to reduce their work hours: Does sorting into occupations and work organizations explain gender differences in working-time adjustments?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Lükemann
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Multilevel Models ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Work Hours ◽  
Working Time ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Work Organizations ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Employed Mothers

Objective: This study investigates whether sorting into occupations and work organizations contributes to gender differences in parents’ likelihood to reduce their working hours. Background: While mothers reduce their work hours to reconcile their work and personal lives, fathers increasingly wish to reduce their hours but face obstacles to doing so. Mismatches between parents' desired and actual work hours prompt the question of whether fathers' realization of working-time reductions is constrained due to their sorting into more time-intensive occupations and/or work organizations. Method: Cross-classified multilevel models were applied to German linked employer-employee data analyzing gender differences in parents' likelihood of reducing work hours. Including sorting indicators, the question of whether differences in full-time employed mothers' and fathers' working-time reductions were driven by sorting into different work contexts (occupations/work organizations) was explored. Results: The results confirmed that full-time employed mothers are more likely to reduce their work hours than full-time employed fathers. While occupations play almost no role in determining working-time adjustments, work context does at least partly contribute to parents’ variation in working-time reductions. However, neither gendered sorting into occupations nor gendered sorting into work organizations explained gender differences in parents’ likelihood of scaling back their work hours. Conclusion: It is concluded that gender differences in German parents' reduction of working hours rather respond to traditional gender norms than being influenced by the different occupations or work organizations mothers and fathers sort themselves into.

Arbeitszeitflexibilisierung: Welche Modelle entlasten den Arbeitsmarkt?

2004 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard Kleinhenz ◽  
Wolfgang Franz ◽  
Knut Gerlach
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Demand ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Temporary Employment ◽  
Work Hours ◽  
Working Time ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Wage Setting ◽  
Employment Effects ◽  
Positive Balance

AbstractGerhard Kleinhenz gives an overview on the substantial progress in increasing the flexibility of work in Germany over the last 30 years. He strikes a positive balance: The situation has improved a lot. Never-the-less, reality is still far away from the vision of flexibility Economists have. He promotes increased awareness of its advantages: Relieving the labor market and to mobilise additional employees, which will become important because of demographic transition.Wolfgang Franz calls his article “winds of change - from shorter to longer work hours in Germany. He points out that there is a long lasting debate whether shortening of work hours has positive employment effects. It can be convincingly argued, however, that Germany′s work-sharing experiment failed. But now the dispute has taken quite the opposite direction. Will a longer work week create more jobs? More unpaid working hours will almost certainly increase labor demand but a considerable fraction of this additional labor input will be met by the employers now working longer. Besides this, the current movement towards longer work hours in order to secure jobs call for more flexibility of some institutional regulations dictated by jurisdiction, namely the principle of favourable solutions in the context of industry level bargaining.Knut Gerlach argues that under flexible working time contracts, specifically working time accounts as the most wide-spread and innovative type, workers, works councils and management agree to intertemporal time transfers usually with respect to a period of 12 months. In many firms this agreement is accompanied by guaranteeing implicitly or explicitly a temporary employment stability. He shows that such contracts achieve a greater short-term labor market flexibility and by lowering production costs as well as enhancing the efficiency of work organization they might increase employment in specific circumstances. The draw back, however, is that the stability of employment in conjunction with fixed wages (efficient contracts) might lead to long-term wage hikes and negative employment effects. To garner the employment enhancing impact of working time accounts they have to be supplemented by more flexibility of collective wage contracts, specifically by additional competition between different wage setting regimes.

scholarly journals Work Hours and Difficulty in Leaving Work on Time in Relation to Work-to-Family Conflict and Burnout Among Female Workers in Taiwan

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Ling Huang ◽  
Ren-Hau Li ◽  
Shu-Yi Fang ◽  
Feng-Cheng Tang
Keyword(s):  
Family Conflict ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Work Hours ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Long Working Hours ◽  
Female Workers ◽  
Female Employees ◽  
Voluntary Basis

The present study explores the relations between work hours and the difficulty in leaving work on time to both work-to-family conflict (WFC) and burnout among female workers in Taiwan. A cross-sectional research design and questionnaire were employed to obtain the research data. In total, 738 full-time female workers took part in the study. The results of regression analyses showed that when age, marital status, economic status, occupation, parental status, and housework responsibilities were controlled, more work hours were positively associated with WFC and burnout. When the difficulty in leaving work on time was also considered in the analysis, long working hours were still significantly associated with burnout; however, the significant relation with WFC disappeared. It is surmised that if female employees work overtime voluntarily, the perception of WFC diminishes; nevertheless, the adverse effect of long working hours on health remains unabated. This study concludes that female employees who work overtime on a voluntary basis are at risk of health problems, which should be a focus of concern.

scholarly journals Mixed Working Hours in the Conditions of the COVID-2019 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (516) ◽  
pp. 207-212
Author(s):  
S. H. Rudakova ◽  
◽  
L. V. Shchetinina ◽  
N. S. Danylevych ◽  
A. S. Kohdenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Hours ◽  
Working Time ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Flexible Working Hours ◽  
Flexible Working ◽  
Time Work ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Mixed Modes

The article is aimed at valuating the experience of using mixed modes in the context of the COVID-2019 pandemic based on the results of sociological studies as well as substantiating the potential for the development of legal and regulatory provision. In the context of the pandemic, many enterprises switched to remote work and the working hours changed. For Ukraine, this is a new experience in implementing online work and a more flexible working day, so it is important to study this issue. During the COVID-2019 pandemic, enterprises faced the only legal opportunity to organize their activities through work at home. The authors carried out a sociological study on the use of mixed modes in the context of the COVID-2019 pandemic, which found out that 69.6% of respondents work remotely, 60.9% work on a flexible schedule, and 43.5% of respondents account for part-time work. 73.9% of the respondents faced mixed working modes. Regarding the preparedness of business owners to work in the new conditions, it is found out that the majority of respondents are satisfied with how their organization has switched to a remote or mixed form of work. Remote work can be combined with other modes, such as part-time or flexible working hours and full-time work. This combination can be considered as a mixed working time mode. According to the outcome of sociological researches, the use of mixed working hours is already a common reality, not an exception. Use of them has its own peculiarities in various spheres of activity, which requires further research. The survey identified the respondents both satisfied and dissatisfied with mixed working hours. It should be noted about the available potential to improve the legal and organizational-economic principles of using mixed modes of working time organization.

Repercussions of the work day for nurses: literature review

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 212
Author(s):  
Maria Raquel Brazil Battaus ◽  
Rita de Cássia De Marchi Barcellos Dalri ◽  
Cheila Maira Lelis ◽  
Adriana Mafra Brienza ◽  
Maria Lúcia Do Carmo Cruz Robazzi
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Work Hours ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Review Study ◽  
Working Day ◽  
As Stress

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the repercussions of the working day in the life of the nurse. Method: literature review study, conducted through electronic mean in march/april 2011, using the base Virtual Health Library (VHL), which has the following databases: MEDLINE, LILACS, SciELO, among others, in period 1994 to 2009. Results: 29 articles were found and from these 15 publications were selected meeting the inclusion criteria and responding to the objective of the study. It was found that working hours interfered with some aspects of nurses’ lives such as stress, sleep, quality of life, health problems, assistance, recreation and health promotion. Conclusion: the working day has influenced the nurses’ professional and personal lives. This is an important theme to be rethought by employers in order to ensure the workers’ health as well as of those who are being assisted by them. Descriptors: nurses; work hours; work. RESUMO Objetivo: analisar as repercussões da jornada de trabalho na vida do enfermeiro. Método: estudo de revisão da literatura, realizado por meio eletrônico em março/abril 2011, utilizando-se a base Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS), que conta com as seguintes bases de dados: MEDLINE, LILACS, SCIELO, entre outras, no período de 1994 a 2009. Resultados: foram encontrados 29 artigos e destes, foram selecionadas 15 publicações que atenderam os critérios de inclusão e responderam o objetivo do estudo. Constatou-se que a jornada de trabalho interferiu em alguns aspectos da vida do trabalhador como: estresse, sono, qualidade de vida, problemas de saúde, assistência prestada, lazer e promoção da saúde. Conclusão: a jornada de trabalho tem influenciado no aspecto profissional e individual do enfermeiro. Este é um tema importante que deve ser repensado por parte dos empregadores, a fim de garantir a saúde dos trabalhadores bem como a dos que estão sendo assistidos por estes. Descritores: enfermeiros; jornada de trabalho; trabalho. RESUMEN Objetivo: analizar el impacto de la vida laboral de las enfermeras. Método: estudio de revisión de la literatura, llevado a cabo por medios electrónicos, en marzo / abril de 2011, mediante la Biblioteca Virtual en Salud de base (BVS), que tiene las siguientes bases de datos: MEDLINE, LILACS, SciELO, entre otras, en período de 1994 a 2009. Resultados: se han encontrado 29 artículos y 15 publicaciones fueran seleccionadas conforme los criterios de inclusión y que responderion a los objetivos del estudio. Se encontró que las horas de trabajo interfería con algunos aspectos de la vida de los trabajadores como el estrés, el sueño, la calidad de vida, problemas de salud, asistencia, recreación y promoción de la salud. Conclusión: la jornada de trabajo ha influido en el aspecto profesional e individual de la enfermera. Este es un tema importante para ser repensado por los empleadores a fin de garantizar la salud de los trabajadores, así como aquellos que están siendo atendidos por ellos. Descriptores: enfermeros; horas de trabajo; trabajo.

The number of employed as a macroeconomic indicator of working time dynamics

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 935-945
Author(s):  
I.A. Zaikova
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Working Time ◽  
Labor Costs ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Time Dynamics ◽  
Developed Economies ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Macroeconomic Indicator

Subject. The working time of workers at any stage of economic development is a value reflecting the level of labor productivity. Any progress in productivity contributes to changes in the volume of labor costs and the number of employed. Depending on the relationship between the total volume of labor costs and the number of employed, the duration of working time per one worker may change (it may increase, decrease, or remain unchanged). Objectives. The study aims to confirm the importance of such a macroeconomic indicator as the number of employed in varying working hours. Methods. The study rests on the comparative analysis of countries with developed economies based on some indicators like dynamics of the working time fund, dynamics of the number of employed, average number of hours worked during the year per employee, etc. The analyzed timespan is 25 years (from 1991 to 2016). Results. The comparative analysis revealed that in the non-production sphere and the economy as a whole the macroeconomic determinants correlate so that the length of working time per worker reduces. When considering the analysis results for the manufacturing sector, no single trend was identified. Conclusions. One of the key factors affecting the change in working hours is the number of employed. The relationship between the working time fund and the number of employed directly determines the dynamics of working time per worker.

Socio-Economic Analysis of the Proposal to Switch to a Four-Day Working Week in Russia

2019 ◽  
pp. 60-66
Author(s):  
R. A. Lugovskoy ◽  
E. V. Mikhaylov
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Working Time ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Labor Legislation ◽  
The Russian Federation

The presented study analyzes the proposal of the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation D. A. Medvedev to switch to a four-day working week. In the context of the topic, the experience of dealing with this issue is examined, including international practices. A similar proposal was discussed by I.V. Stalin as far back as Soviet times, although in the context of switching to five- or six-hour working days, but only in 2019 did this issue become the subject of debate. In light of the pension reform, which has led to an increase in the retirement age in Russia, a number of experts believe that such proposals may entail potential changes that could have a negative effect on the situation of workers. This study examines the mechanisms of public administration in coordination with enterprises relating to changes in the working hours.Aim. The authors aim to analyze potential directions for the improvement of public administration in the field of labor legislation, which has a significant impact on the development of the economy, business, and the situation of workers.Tasks. This study determines the historical background of Russia’s switch to a four-day working week; examines the legal mechanisms and specific features of labor legislation in Russia in the context of the planned switch to a four-day working week; explores international practices in the field of regulation of working hours; analyzes the benefits and drawbacks of switching to a four-day working week in Russia; develops proposals associated with Russia’s switch to a four-day working week.Methods. The methodological basis for the consideration of the problems includes general scientific methods, systems, structural, functional, and institutional analysis.Results. The ongoing processes in the field of improvement of labor legislation and its impact on the economy, business, and the situation of workers are comprehensively analyzed. The historical background of Russia’s switch to a four-day working week is determined; fundamentals of Russian labor legislation are examined; benefits and drawbacks of the potential innovations in the field of regulation of working hours are identified with allowance for international practices. The authors formulate proposals, the implementation of which will bring Russia closer to the switch to a four-day working week.Conclusions. The proposals of the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation to switch to a four-day working week has raised a lot of questions. For instance, it is unclear whether the current wages will be maintained. It is also questionable whether it is a step towards artificially reducing unemployment, in which fields this idea is likely to manifest itself first, and so on. These questions need to be thoroughly discussed by the representatives of the Government of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation, trade unions, and the scientific community. It is necessary to conduct a sociological survey to determine and prevent concerns among citizens about the upcoming changes. That said, the authors believe that the idea itself is conceptually correct, but it still valid to doubt whether it can be successfully implemented at the time of capitalism, when entrepreneurs focus on profit and are not interested in reducing the working time of their employees. According to the authors, the plans of I.V. Stalin to reduce working time could faster come into fruition with the socialist economic model, which facilitated innovations in the machine tool industry that would boost GDP growth and significantly reduce production costs. Assessing the prospects of development of this idea at the present stage is difficult.

LEGAL REGULATION OF WORKING HOURS: HISTORY AND MODERNITY

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Тамила Магомедовна Нинциева
Keyword(s):  
Working Hours ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Working Time

В представленной статье рассматриваются исторические особенности развития правового регулирования рабочего времени, анализируются отдельные нормативные акты, регулирующий данный вопрос. This article discusses the historical features of the development of legal regulation of working time, analyzes individual regulatory acts governing this issue.

scholarly journals Boundaryless working hours and recovery in Germany

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Vieten ◽  
Anne Marit Wöhrmann ◽  
Alexandra Michel
Keyword(s):  
Working Hours ◽  
Working Time ◽  
Overtime Work ◽  
Psychological Detachment ◽  
Representative Study ◽  
Flexible Working ◽  
Recovery Experiences ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Control ◽  
Extended Work

Abstract Objective Due to recent trends such as globalization and digitalization, more and more employees tend to have flexible working time arrangements, including boundaryless working hours. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships of various aspects of boundaryless working hours (overtime, Sunday work, and extended work availability) with employees’ state of recovery. Besides, we examined the mediating and moderating role of recovery experiences (psychological detachment, relaxation, mastery, and control) in these relationships. Methods We used data from 8586 employees (48% women; average age of 48 years) who took part in the 2017 BAuA-Working Time Survey, a representative study of the German working population. Regression analyses were conducted to test main effects as well as mediation and moderation. Results Overtime work, Sunday work, and extended work availability were negatively related to state of recovery. Psychological detachment mediated these relationships. Furthermore, we found that relaxation and control mediated the association between extended work availability and state of recovery. However, no relevant moderating effects were found. Conclusions Altogether, our findings indicate that various aspects of boundaryless working hours pose a risk to employees’ state of recovery and that especially psychological detachment is a potential mechanism in these relationships. In addition, the results suggest that a high level of recovery experiences cannot attenuate these negative relationships in leisure time. Therefore, employers and employees alike should try to avoid or minimize boundaryless working hours.

From work sharing to temporal flexibility : working time policy in Belgium 1975-1990

Res Publica ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-51
Author(s):  
Jens Bastian
Keyword(s):  
Economic System ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Working Time ◽  
Market Effects ◽  
Work Sharing ◽  
Temporal Flexibility

The article focuses on working time policies introduced in Belgium during the period 1975-1990. As a country with early mass-unemployment, the magnitude of the unfolding Labour market problems fostered a specific set of responsive strategies. The initial trajectory of Belgian working time policies was centered around cutting standard weekly working hours in order to enhance Labour market effects. In the course of a marked issue transformation, work sharing objectives were substituted by the notion of temporal flexibility which focused primarily on concerns for and changes in the economie performance of individual firms. The author outlines various structural features of the Belgian socio-economic system and argues that these profoundly affected the goals identified with working time policies as much as the actor constellations endorsing the respective measures.

scholarly journals Teaching and Assessing Surgical Competence

2006 ◽  
Vol 88 (5) ◽  
pp. 429-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
WEG Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Working Hours ◽  
Working Time ◽  
Political Pressure ◽  
Complex Issue ◽  
Surgical Competence ◽  
Current Climate ◽  
Surgical Trainees ◽  
Working Time Directive ◽  
Reduced Time

Surgical competence and its assessment is one of the most hotly debated topics engaging the profession. In the current climate of diminishing working hours and shorter training, the surgical profession is having to address the complex issue as to how surgery as a craft specialty should be taught, and how to assess when an individual is competent within their chosen sphere as well as how that competence should be maintained. Internationally, there is political pressure upon the professional to achieve contracted activity to comply with political imperatives and, at the same time, to achieve a greater degree of specialisation. Within Europe, the working time directive has led to a shift system of rotas and this, along with a shorter overall period of training, has led to reduced time available to surgical trainees in which to learn their craft.

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