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Endogenous hours and the wealth of entrepreneurs
Wellschmied, Felix; Yurdagul, Emircan - 2019
US entrepreneurs typically work long hours in their firms and these hours form a large part of the firms' labor input …. This paper studies the role of endogenous owner hours in shaping the wealth distribution among entrepreneurs. We introduce … levels and the dispersion of wealth among entrepreneurs. Long owner hours incentivize poor, highly productive individuals to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012139200
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Endogenous Hours and the Wealth of Entrepreneurs
Wellschmied, Felix - 2019
US entrepreneurs typically work long hours in their firms and these hours form a large part of the firms' labor input …. This paper studies the role of endogenous owner hours in shaping the wealth distribution among entrepreneurs. We introduce … levels and the dispersion of wealth among entrepreneurs. Long owner hours incentivize poor, highly productive individuals to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012858508
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Implications of CJEU jurisprudence on the delimitation of working time by rest time in the collaborative economy
Anghel, Razvan - 2019
The specificity of the collaborative economy has raised a number of issues with regard to the qualification of legal relationships between workers, final beneficiaries and the online platform that mediates the provision of work, respectively whether between the platform and the worker there is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012846189
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Cumulative Character of Working Time Features. Consequences on Delimiting Working Time From Rest Time
Anghel, Razvan - 2020
The article presents an analysis of the provisions of Directives 93/104/EC and 2003/88 and of the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, which supports the conclusion that the characteristic features of working time must be cumulatively met so that a time frame falls within this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012831102
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Delimiting Working Time From Rest Time in the Case of Workers Residing at the Workplace
Anghel, Razvan - 2020
The article presents the particular problems encountered in the process ofdelimiting working time from rest time in the case of workers who, due to the specificnature of their work and its organization, imposed by the employer, reside at theworkplace, in which casethe question arises whether and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012831136
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New firms and new forms of work
Koch, Andreas; Pastuh, Daniel; Späth, Jochen - 2013
The present contribution examines whether and how young firms and incumbents differ with regard to selected aspects of work forms and work organization in order to assess their roles for the qualitative changes of work in industrialized countries. Conceptually, we emanate from the approach of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010211171
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Positive and Negative Application of Flexible Working Time Arrangements : Comparing the United States and the EU Countries
Golden, Lonnie - 2017
This chapter focuses on flexible working time arrangements and presents flexible work schedule practices as they vary among individuals, organisations and nations, explaining reasons for observed variations. It highlights the need to focus on specific types of flexible work options; distinctions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012967140
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The Legal Regulation of Working Time in Domestic Work
McCann, Deirdre; Murray, Jill - 2011
Domestic work is the subject of an International Labour Organization (ILO) standard-setting exercise that is expected to generate an international Convention in June 2011. As a contribution to that process, this study addresses the working time dimensions of domestic work. Across the globe,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014184413
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More or Less Fair? FLSA Overtime Law and Workers' Preferences Regarding Reduced Work Time and Comp Time versus Pay
Golden, Lonnie - 2008
This paper addresses the on-going controversy regarding whether to allow private sector employers to substitute compensatory (comp) time for premium pay for workers' overtime work hours. It employs data from a unique survey that actually asked over 800 workers their preference for pay vs. future...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014221406
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Remembering Rest Periods in Law : Another Tool to Limit Excessive Working Hours
Ghosheh, Naj - 2018
Paper examines international labour standards and national legislation on rest periods in law. Rest periods include daily workplace rest breaks (e.g. meal breaks), daily rest (period between two workdays), weekly rest (weekends) and annual leave
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012921330