Working Time and Workers' Preferences in Industrialized Countries
Finding the Balance
Published on 9. September 2004
256 pages
978-1-135-99332-0 (ISBN)
Description
The gradual reduction in weekly working hours in the first half of the last century, which culminated in the widespread adoption of the 'standard' working week by the 1960s, was grounded in a concern for health and safety and for the preservation of time outside of paid labour.Over the last few decades, however, this progressive standardization of
Reviews / Votes
'The authors provide valuable international comparisons on working time that can be used by trade unionists campaigning on ... vital issues.' - Labour ResearchMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
31 s/w Zeichnungen
31 line drawings
File size
2,87 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-135-99332-0 (9781135993320)
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finding the balance
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Working Time and Workers' Preferences in Industrialized Countries
Finding the Balance
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Jon . Messenger is a Senior Researcher with the International Labour Office (ILO), Switzerland.
Content
Introduction: Working Time in Industrialized Countries Dominique Anxo, Colette Fagan, Sangheon Lee, Deirdre McCann and Jon C. Messenger 1. Regulating Working Time Needs and Preferences Deirdre McCann 2. Working-Hour Gaps: Trends and Issues Sangheon Lee 3. Working Time Patterns Among Industrialized Countries: A Household Perspective 4. Gender and Working Time in Industrialized Countries Colette Fagan 5. Working Time at the Enterprise Level: Business Objectives, Firms' Practices and Workers' Preferences Jon C. Messenger 6. Implications for Working Time Policies Dominique Anxo, Colette Fagan, Sangheon Lee, Deirdre McCann and Jon C. Messenger
