Für viele Erwerbstätige sind "atypische Arbeitszeiten" Realität. Für die Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf stellen ungünstige Arbeitszeitlagen wie Arbeit auf Abruf, Schichtarbeit, Nacht- und Wochenendarbeit spürbare Hindernisse und Belastungsmomente dar. Die Flexibilisierung der...

Für viele Erwerbstätige sind "atypische Arbeitszeiten" Realität. Für die Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf stellen ungünstige Arbeitszeitlagen wie Arbeit auf Abruf, Schichtarbeit, Nacht- und Wochenendarbeit spürbare Hindernisse und Belastungsmomente dar. Die Flexibilisierung der...

[Fazit] Kurzarbeit und andere Hilfsmaßnahmen stabilisieren in der Corona-Pandemie Teilbereiche des Arbeitsmarktes. Am augenfälligsten ist dies in der stark von Kurzarbeit betroffenen Gastronomie. Kurzarbeit mindert zudem die Einkommenseinbußen, die ansonsten im Fall von Arbeitslosigkeit...

Seit 2014 besteht in Österreich die Möglichkeit, zur Pflege eines/einer pflegebedürftigen nahen Angehörigen Pflegekarenz oder Pflegeteilzeit in Anspruch zu nehmen. Zwei Drittel der jährlich 1.400 NutzerInnen sind Frauen, das mittlere Alter beträgt 50 Jahre. Pflegekarenz wird verstärkt im...

Seit 2014 besteht in Österreich die Möglichkeit, zur Pflege eines/einer pflegebedürftigen nahen Angehörigen Pflegekarenz oder Pflegeteilzeit in Anspruch zu nehmen. Zwei Drittel der jährlich 1.400 NutzerInnen sind Frauen, das mittlere Alter beträgt 50 Jahre. Pflegekarenz wird verstärkt im...

Which jobs are more likely to be affected by mobility restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic? This paper uses American Time Use Survey data to measure the share of the work hours that are spent at home for different job categories. We compute and provide home-working shares by occupation (US...

This study examines the initial impact of COVID-19 shutdowns on the employment and hours of unincorporated self-employed workers using data from the Current Population Survey. Although the shutdowns decreased employment and hours for all groups, differential effects by gender, couple status, and...

Remote work is rapidly increasing in the United States. Using data on full-time wage and salary workers from the 2017–2018 American Time Use Survey Leave and Job Flexibilities Module, this paper examines the characteristics of teleworkers, the effects of teleworking on wages, and differences...

Remote work is rapidly increasing in the United States. Using data on full-time wage and salary workers from the 2017–2018 American Time Use Survey Leave and Job Flexibilities Module, this paper examines the characteristics of teleworkers, the effects of teleworking on wages, and differences...

The COVID-19 school closures forced children and parents to make unprecedented changes to their daily routines. Including the summer holidays, most children will have had a five-and-a-half-month break from physically attending school by the time they returned in September. There has been...

Fördert Homeoffice die Work-Life Balance oder führt die Arbeit von zu Hause eher zu Konflikten zwischen Beruf und Familie? Das kommt auch auf die vom Betrieb gesetzten Rahmenbedingungen an. Welche Bedingungen tragen dazu bei, dass Homeoffice die Work-Life Balance verbessert bzw. Probleme in...

Die aktuelle Digitalisierung in der Arbeitswelt hat Auswirkungen auf die Geschlechtergerechtigkeit: Digitalisierung verändert die Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie, Präsenzkulturen und damit verbundene Profilierungsmöglichkeiten sowie die Bewertung von Tätigkeiten. Das Working Paper stellt...

Die Corona-Krise hat das soziale und ökonomische Leben in Deutschland innerhalb weniger Tage fast komplett lahm gelegt. Das Schließen vieler Geschäfte und das Herunterfahren der Produktion von Waren, die nicht als systemkritisch eingestuft werden, hat viele Beschäftigte sehr hart getroffen....

Working from home (WfH) has become much more common since the early 2000s. We exploit the German Socio-Economic Panel between 1997 and 2014 to investigate how such a work arrangement affects labour market outcomes and life satisfaction. We find that childless employees work an extra hour per...

Purpose of the article: This study investigated the effects of healthy workplace practices through its dimensions (work-life balance, growth and development, employee recognition, employee involvement, and health and safety) on intrinsic motivation of ICT professionals working in the Nigerian...

This paper shows that globalization has far-reaching implications for the economy's fertility rate and family structure because it influences work-life balance. Employing population register data on all births, marriages, and divorces together with employer-employee linked data for Denmark, we...

Using the longitudinal Workplace and Employee Survey of Canada, we examine the association between the provision of work-life benefits and various employment outcomes in the Canadian labour market. Whilst the theory of compensating wage differentials hypothesizes an inevitable trade-off between...

While education and labor force participation of women have been increased, there is still a substantial gender gap in labor market opportunities. This gives rise to the question of what factors lead employers to promote work-family balance and gender equality. We address this question by...

While education and labor force participation of women have been increased, there is still a substantial gender gap in labor market opportunities. This gives rise to the question of what factors lead employers to promote work-family balance and gender equality. We address this question by...

Introduction -- Research Localities and Research Methodology -- Locality, Power and Career Opportunity -- City Connectivity, Mobility and Translocality -- Workplace, Culture and Career Mobility: Gender Dynamics in Banks -- Work and Family: Cooperation and Resistance -- Conclusions: Gender,...

"Motivation in Organisations: Searching for a Meaningful Work-Life Balance extends the current motivation models in business education to include motives of human behaviour that have been neglected for decades. It debunks some of the myths on human motivation (self-interest as the dominant...

"You're told that if you "do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life." Whether it's working for "exposure" and "experience," or enduring poor treatment in the name of "being part of the family," all employees are pushed to make sacrifices for the privilege of being able to do what we...

Section 1. Oh, the places you'll go! - take stock and set your vision: How to build a meaningful career - do legacy and freedom trump salary and prestige for you? / by Amy Gallo -- Work home community self - don't balance. Integrate / by Stewart D. Friedman -- Section 2. Be all ears: get...