This chapter explores the evolution of working time, and the growth in flexibility and associated tensions between worker autonomy and managerial control. Within many occupations, flexibility has come to define recent developments in working time, yet there remains a tension between the...

Countries often encourage part-time work among new parents as part of their family policies, aiming to foster mothers' labor market attachment. However, this approach may unintentionally impede women's long-term career prospects. We examine the impact of a 1999 Spanish reform that allowed...