In principle, two different types of working-time instruments were used to introduce working-time changes during the crisis. First, work-sharing schemes (with their country-specific institutional background and public subsidies); second, working-time adjustments based on unilateral or bilateral...

Outlines contemporary trends, developments and effects with regard to different aspects of working time, such as hours of work and work schedules. Examines the impact of modern working time arrangements on workers' health, well-being and workplace safety. Argues that while long daily hours tend...

Examines the nature of working time in domestic work and the working arrangements of different categories of domestic workers. Introduces a Model Law that could serve as a resource for the design of regulatory measures on working time in domestic work.

Gives the results of a survey carried out in the cities of Beijing, Guangzhaou, and Changsha in the period 2003-04 concerning the weekly working hours by demographic characteristicss, by industry, type of ownership, etc. Finds that standards of 40 and 44 hours per week contrasts greater...

Analyses daily schedules of work-time patterns of individuals in Canada, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden and examines how work patterns are organized in the four countries.

Discusses changes in working time and examines ways in which statistical systems might be altered to facilitate measurement and monitoring of these changes. Focuses on the UK but includes examples from Germany, Italy and USA.

Based on data from 109 agreements, mainly in the engineering industry, discusses the trend to arrange flexible working schedules at plant level and the potential impact of these agreements on employment security and job creation.

Reviews trends from 1980 to 1996.

Examines the extent and pattern of development of annual hours agreements in the UK during the 1980s and early 1990s. Outlines different forms of agreements with examples from various industries. Discusses likely future trends.