This report analyses the data from the Establishment Survey on Working Time 2004–2005 to address the issue of extended and unusual working hours, by exploring all aspects of what may be called ‘non-standard working hours’: the extension of working hours through overtime, working at...

It is widely recognised that night work, weekend work and work at changing hours - shift work, in particular - all have serious health implications for workers. In recent years, the problems related to combining work with social or family life for those who regularly work atypical working hours...

Increased labour market participation is the key to achieving an inclusive European society for all. This report focuses on the issue of working time in the context of present employment policy priorities. It analyses findings from a survey carried out by the European Foundation for the...