Working Time and Workers' Preferences in Industrialized Countries: Finding the Balance

ISBN-13: 9780415701082 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 256 str.

Jon C. Messenger

Opis

Globalization, demographic changes, increasing numbers of women in the labour market: all of these changes have resulted in working time arrangements which often look vastly different than they did several decades ago. These changes have significant ramifications both economically and sociologically. This volume examines the changing nature of working time in industrialized countries. It analyzes many aspects of this intriguing sphere including: recent trends in working time legislation working time trends in specific enterprises the work-life balance With its insightful contributions into labour and the work-related arena, this volume will greatly interest those researchers and academics working on labour economics, employment issues and more specifically working time. The policy ramifications that this book uncovers mean that it will also be a useful reference for policy-makers.

Recenzje

'The authors provide valuable international comparisons on working time that can be used by trade unionists campaigning on ... vital issues.' - Labour Research

Spis treści

Introduction: Working Time in Industrialized Countries  1. Regulating Working Time Needs and Preferences  2. Working-Hour Gaps: Trends and Issues  3. Working Time Patterns Among Industrialized Countries: A Household Perspective  4. Gender and Working Time in Industrialized Countries  5. Working Time at the Enterprise Level: Business Objectives, Firms' Practices and Workers' Preferences  6. Implications for Working Time Policies

O autorze

Jon . Messenger is a Senior Researcher with the International Labour Office (ILO), Switzerland.