Understanding how working time is organised and how this is impacting on balance of work versus private life is of fundamental importance. This general statement is very much in accordance with the main objective of the Europe 2020 employment strategy, stating that at least 75% of the population...

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...

Obwohl die Nahrungsmittelbranche mit knapp 550.000 Beschäftigten zu den zehn größten Branchen - und den vier größten Industriebranchen - in Deutschland gehört, stellt sie aktuell noch weitgehend eine Black Box innerhalb der (Arbeitszeit-)Forschung dar. Die vorliegende Studie versucht,...