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Arbeitszeit: Verlängern? Verkürzen? Flexibilisieren?

Standen in früheren Jahren erst die Verkürzung der Arbeitszeit und dann die Arbeitszeitverlängerung im Zentrum der Debatten, ist nun eine flexible Gestaltung der Arbeitszeit der Wunsch von Unternehmen und vielen Beschäftigten. Die Politik fragt vor diesem Hintergrund: wie kann Arbeitszeitpolitik die Schaffung neuer Arbeitsplätze und die Sicherung vorhandener Arbeitsplätze unterstützen?
Die Infoplattform bietet weiterführende Informationen zu dieser Frage, zur Entwicklung der Arbeitszeiten in Deutschland auch im internationalen Vergleich, zur betrieblichen Gestaltung der Arbeitszeit und zu den Arbeitszeitwünschen der Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmern.

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    Does work time reduction improve workers' well-being? Evidence from global four-day workweek trials (2023)

    Fan, Wen ; Gu, Guolin; Schor, Juliet ; Kelly, Orla;

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    Fan, Wen, Juliet Schor, Orla Kelly & Guolin Gu (2023): Does work time reduction improve workers' well-being? Evidence from global four-day workweek trials. (SocArXiv papers), 46 S. DOI:10.31235/osf.io/7ucy9

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    "Time spent on the job is a fundamental aspect of working conditions that influences many aspects of individuals’ lives. In this ground-breaking research, we study how an organization-wide four-day workweek Intervention - with no reduction in pay - affects workers’ well-being. Participating organizations undergo pre-trial work reorganisation to improve efficiency and collaboration, followed by a six-month four-day workweek trial. Based on data collected from 2,134 employees in 123 organizations before and after the trial, we find that the trial leads to improvements in multiple measures of subjective well-being, including burnout, job satisfaction, positive affect, mental health, and physical health. Larger reductions in individuals' weekly hours predict greater gains in well-being outcomes. Mediation analysis indicates that three factors significantly contribute to the relationship between reduced working hours and increased well-being: improvements in self-reported work ability, reductions in sleep problems, and decreased levels of fatigue." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Making it work: a qualitative study of the work-care reconciliation strategies adopted by family carers in Ireland to sustain their caring role (2023)

    Lafferty, A. ; Dowling-Hetherington, L.; Kroll, T. ; Phillips, D.; Duffy, C.; Fahy, M.; Paul, G.; Moloney, B.; Fealy, G.;

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    Lafferty, A., D. Phillips, G. Fealy, G. Paul, C. Duffy, L. Dowling-Hetherington, M. Fahy, B. Moloney & T. Kroll (2023): Making it work: a qualitative study of the work-care reconciliation strategies adopted by family carers in Ireland to sustain their caring role. In: Community, work & family, Jg. 26, H. 3, S. 292-311. DOI:10.1080/13668803.2022.2043826

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    "While work-care reconciliation strategies can benefit family carers, employers, wider society and the economy, juggling family caregiving responsibilities with paid employment can lead to role strain. Family carers frequently find themselves engaged in role decisions and role negotiations and being faced with decisions to alter their work commitments in order to fulfil their caregiving responsibilities. The purpose of this study was to explore family carers’ experiences of modifying work arrangements to accommodate caregiving responsibilities for an ill or dependant family member. Ten face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were conducted with family carers in Ireland, which were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic content analysis. The findings highlighted the value placed on work by family carers, but despite this, the caring role always took precedence over the employee role. Family carers adopted a combination of strategies, and where possible, carved out a carer-friendly career for themselves. The findings also revealed the key triggers for work alterations and the sacrifices made by family carers. It is important that family carers are supported by employers to successfully balance work with caregiving responsibilities and that an array of work options are available to them, so that they can make better-informed choices regarding work-care reconciliation." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Desired hours worked over the business cycle: stylised facts for European countries (2020)

    Tuda, Dora;

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    Tuda, Dora (2020): Desired hours worked over the business cycle: stylised facts for European countries. (Trinity economics papers 1320), Dublin, 37 S.

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    "This paper documents stylised facts on desired hours per employed worker in European countries and identifies the effect of recessions on desired hours. Actual hours worked are usually used to estimate preferences on the labour market. However, actual hours are constrained by labour demand and therefore measure hours worked in the general equilibrium. Descriptive statistics from EU Labour Force Survey show that desired hours are countercyclical and that the underemployment gap increases due to higher desired hours worked of employed individuals. I identify the effect of recessions on desired hours using variation in regional unemployment rates from 2000 to 2017. I find that a 1 percentage point higher unemployment rate increases desired hours, on average, by 2 - 8 hours on a yearly level (3 - 5 minutes in the reference week). The results offer a lower bound estimate for the whole sample period of booms and busts. To narrow the sample period, I use a panel of individuals from the French LFS (EEC) and find even bigger effects. In France, from 2007q4 to 2009q1, an increase in regional unemployment rate by 1 percentage point increases desired hours by 1.6 hours in the reference week. Bottom decile of the income distribution significantly increases desired hours in all countries, suggesting an income effect labour supply response in recessions." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    'Women's work penalty' in access to flexible working arrangements across Europe (2019)

    Chung, Heejung ;

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    Chung, Heejung (2019): 'Women's work penalty' in access to flexible working arrangements across Europe. In: European journal of industrial relations, Jg. 25, H. 1, S. 23-40. DOI:10.1177/0959680117752829

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    "Many assume that women and workers in female-dominated workplaces will have better access to flexible working arrangements. Some use this as justification for the low wages found in these workplaces. Yet, empirical results are mixed. I explore this question by examining workers' access to schedule control across 27 European countries, and find no discernible gender differences in access to schedule control when individual and company-level characteristics are taken into account. However, working in female-dominated jobs and/or sectors significantly reduces access to schedule control for both men and women. This 'women's work penalty' in female-dominated sectors varies across Europe but nowhere was the access better compared to sectors where both genders are equally represented. This raises concerns regarding the lack of favourable working conditions, in addition to low pay found in female-dominated workplaces." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Trade Union responses to zero hours work in Ireland (2019)

    Murphy, Caroline ; O'Brien, Mike ; O'Sullivan, Michelle ; MacMahon, Juliet ; Turner, Thomas ; Lavelle, Jonathan ; Gunnigle, Patrick ; Ryan, Lorraine ;

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    Murphy, Caroline, Thomas Turner, Michelle O'Sullivan, Juliet MacMahon, Jonathan Lavelle, Lorraine Ryan, Patrick Gunnigle & Mike O'Brien (2019): Trade Union responses to zero hours work in Ireland. In: Industrial relations journal, Jg. 50, H. 5/6, S. 468-485. DOI:10.1111/irj.12271

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    "This paper examines the strategies adopted by Irish unions in responding to zero hours work in four sectors. It concludes that rather than adopting either a passive or a uniform approach, unions have pragmatically varied their strategies to curtail zero-hours work through actively combining both bargaining and regulatory approaches." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Teilzeitväter?: Deutschland, Schweden, Irland und die Niederlande im Vergleich (2017)

    Hipp, Lena ; Bekker, Sonja ; Leschke, Janine; Molitor, Friederike ;

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    Hipp, Lena, Friederike Molitor, Janine Leschke & Sonja Bekker (2017): Teilzeitväter? Deutschland, Schweden, Irland und die Niederlande im Vergleich. In: Zeitschrift für Familienforschung, Jg. 29, H. 1, S. 32-48. DOI:10.3224/zff.v29i1.02

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    "In der aktuellen Debatte um eine verbesserte Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf geht es zunehmend auch um kürzere Arbeitszeiten von Vätern. Trotz eines leichten Anstiegs teilzeitarbeitender Männer in den letzten Jahren hat sich die sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung bislang vornehmlich mit Teilzeitarbeit von Frauen beschäftigt. Erkenntnisse darüber, unter welchen Bedingungen Männer, insbesondere Väter, Teilzeit arbeiten, gibt es kaum. Unsere Studie will zur Schließung dieser Forschungslücke mittels einer Analyse von Individualdaten der Europäischen Arbeitskräfteerhebung (EU AKE) für Deutschland, Schweden, Irland und die Niederlande aus dem Jahr 2014 beitragen. Wir können zeigen, dass Väter, die gleiche oder geringere Verdienstmöglichkeiten als ihre Partnerinnen haben, in keinem der Länder mit einer höheren Wahrscheinlichkeit Teilzeit arbeiten als Väter mit höheren Verdienstmöglichkeiten. Ungeachtet beruflicher Statusunterschiede innerhalb der Paarbeziehung arbeiten Väter mit drei oder mehr Kindern in Deutschland und Irland eher in Teilzeit; außerdem arbeiten verheiratete Väter in beiden Ländern seltener in Teilzeit als unverheiratete. Während in den Niederlanden Väter mit geringeren Verdienstmöglichkeiten als ihre Partnerinnen häufiger in Teilzeit arbeiten, wenn ein kleines Kind zu versorgen ist, arbeiten diese Väter in Irland seltener in Teilzeit." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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    Hours worked in Europe and the US: new data, new answers (2016)

    Bick, Alexander ; Brüggemann, Bettina; Fuchs-Schündeln, Nicola ;

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    Bick, Alexander, Bettina Brüggemann & Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln (2016): Hours worked in Europe and the US. New data, new answers. (IZA discussion paper 10179), Bonn, 44 S.

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    "We use national labor force surveys from 1983 through 2011 to construct hours worked per person on the aggregate level and for different demographic groups for 18 European countries and the US. We find that Europeans work 19% fewer hours than US citizens. Differences in weeks worked and in the educational composition each account for one third to one half of this gap. Lower hours per person than in the US are in addition driven by lower weekly hours worked in Scandinavia and Western Europe, but by lower employment rates in Eastern and Southern Europe." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Flexiblework and immigration in Europe (2015)

    Raess, Damian; Burgoon, Brian;

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    Raess, Damian & Brian Burgoon (2015): Flexiblework and immigration in Europe. In: BJIR, Jg. 53, H. 1, S. 94-111. DOI:10.1111/bjir.12022

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    "Immigration has risen substantially in many European economies, with farreaching if still uncertain implications for labour markets and industrial relations. This article investigates such implications, focusing on employment flexibility, involving both 'external flexibility' (fixed-term or temporary agency and/or involuntary part-time work) and 'internal flexibility' (overtime and/or balancing-time accounts). The article identifies reasons why immigration should generally increase the incidence of such flexibility, and why external flexibility should rise more than internal flexibility. The article supports these claims using a dataset of establishments in 16 European countries." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    The end of the normal working day: a study of change in Irish, Norwegian and Swedish banking (2014)

    Nicolaisen, Heidi;

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    Nicolaisen, Heidi (2014): The end of the normal working day. A study of change in Irish, Norwegian and Swedish banking. In: Economic and Industrial Democracy, Jg. 35, H. 2, S. 245-266. DOI:10.1177/0143831X12475243

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    "Since 1980 debates about the regulation of working time have been characterized by demands for flexibility and deregulation. This article looks at how the regulation of the normal working day has changed during the last 30 years and examines how these regulative changes interplay with new work practices. Based on theories on institutional change the article compares the development in working time regulations in the banking sector in three countries, Norway, Ireland and Sweden. Although the majority of the regulations remain intact, they have become considerably more flexible in all three countries. The normal working day is most weakened in Ireland, but it is also undermined in the two Nordic countries. New rules, practices and ideas result in more unsocial hours working, which increasingly remain uncompensated. These similarities across the countries are uncovered because of a research design that allows for examination of institutional change at a detailed level over a long period of time." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Management und Teilzeitarbeit: Wunsch und Wirklichkeit (2013)

    Hipp, Lena ; Stuth, Stefan ;

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    Hipp, Lena & Stefan Stuth (2013): Management und Teilzeitarbeit. Wunsch und Wirklichkeit. (WZBrief Arbeit 15), Berlin, 6 S.

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    "Manager und Managerinnen arbeiten in Europa selten Teilzeit. Auch auf Führungsebene ist Teilzeit 'Frauendomäne'. Teilzeitarbeit im Management wird stark von der Arbeitszeit- und Geschlechterkultur in den Ländern beeinflusst." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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    The motherhood penalty in cross-national perspective: the importance of work-family policies and cultural attitudes (2012)

    Budig, Michelle J. ; Misra, Joya; Boeckmann, Irene;

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    Budig, Michelle J., Joya Misra & Irene Boeckmann (2012): The motherhood penalty in cross-national perspective. The importance of work-family policies and cultural attitudes. In: Social Politics, Jg. 19, H. 2, S. 163-193. DOI:10.1093/sp/jxs006

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    "Mothers' employment and earnings partly depend on social policies and cultural norms supporting women's paid and unpaid work. Previous research suggests that work-family policies are deeply shaped by their cultural context. We examine country variation in the associations between motherhood and earnings, in cultural attitudes surrounding women's employment, and in childcare and parental leave policies. We model how cultural attitudes moderate the impact of policies on women's earnings across countries. Parental leaves and public childcare are associated with higher earnings for mothers when cultural support for maternal employment is high, but have less positive or even negative relationships with earnings where cultural attitudes support the male breadwinner/female caregiver model." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Aggregate hours worked in OECD countries: new measurement and implications for business cycles (2012)

    Ohanian, Lee E. ; Raffo, Andrea;

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    Ohanian, Lee E. & Andrea Raffo (2012): Aggregate hours worked in OECD countries. New measurement and implications for business cycles. In: Journal of monetary economics, Jg. 59, H. 1, S. 40-56. DOI:10.1016/j.jmoneco.2011.11.005

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    "We build a dataset of quarterly hours worked for 14 OECD countries. We document that hours are as volatile as output, that a large fraction of labor adjustment takes place along the intensive margin, and that the volatility of hours relative to output has increased over time. We use these data to reassess the Great Recession and prior recessions. The Great Recession in many countries is a puzzle in that labor wedges are small, while those in the U.S. Great Recession - and those in previous European recessions - are much larger." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Company initiatives for workers with care responsibilities for disabled children or adults (2011)

    Cullen, Kevin; Ludwinek, Anna; Peters, Pascale; Gareis, Karsten; Anderson, Robert;

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    Cullen, Kevin, Karsten Gareis, Pascale Peters, Anna Ludwinek & Robert Anderson (2011): Company initiatives for workers with care responsibilities for disabled children or adults. Dublin, 85 S. DOI:10.2806/29282

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    "This report describes over 50 cases of companies in 11 Member States that have adopted measures to support their employees with care responsibilities for disabled children or adults. Key initiatives by companies include: various types of leave; reduced working hours; and such supportive measures as information, counselling and practical support. The report concludes that: raising awareness is particularly important; that particularly effective approaches combine measures targeted at working carers, and measures that the entire workforce can avail of; that line managers have a pivotal role to play in supporting working carers; and that it is possible to create solutions that either avoid the need for employees to leave the job, or that enable them to return to work. An electronic database of cases is also available, as is an annotated bibliography." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Sonntagsarbeit: Auswirkungen auf Sicherheit, Gesundheit und Work-Life-Balance der Beschäftigten (2011)

    Wirtz, Anna; Nachreiner, Friedhelm; Rolfes, Katharina;

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    Wirtz, Anna, Friedhelm Nachreiner & Katharina Rolfes (2011): Sonntagsarbeit. Auswirkungen auf Sicherheit, Gesundheit und Work-Life-Balance der Beschäftigten. In: Zeitschrift für Arbeitswissenschaft, Jg. 65, H. 2, S. 136-146.

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    "Obwohl die Anzahl der Beschäftigten in biologisch und sozial ungünstigen Arbeitszeiten stetig steigt, liegen bislang nur äußerst wenige Erkenntnisse zu den Effekten der Arbeit am Wochenende, und insbesondere an Sonntagen, auf die Sicherheit, Gesundheit und soziale Teilhabe der Beschäftigten vor. Die vorliegende Studie demonstriert anhand der Daten aus zwei großen und repräsentativen europäischen Umfragen, dass Arbeit an Sonntagen das Risiko für arbeitsbedingte Unfälle sowie gesundheitliche und soziale Beeinträchtigungen deutlich erhöht. Diese Zusammenhänge lassen sich auch nach der Kontrolle potenziell konfundierender Effekte nachweisen. Das durch Sonntagsarbeit offensichtlich erhöhte Risiko für die Gefährdung von Arbeitsschutzzielen sollte daher in der Diskussion um die gesetzlichen Spielräume für die Sonntagsarbeit, z. B. im Einzelhandel, wie bei einer möglichen Revision der europäischen Arbeitszeitrichtlinie sowie insbesondere bei der Gestaltung der konkreten Arbeitszeiten auf jeden Fall angemessen berücksichtigt werden." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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    Working time developments 2008 (2008)

    Carley, Mark;

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    Carley, Mark (2008): Working time developments 2008. Dublin, 35 S.

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    "In 2008, average collectively agreed weekly working time in the European Union stood at 38.6 hours; agreed normal annual working time averaged about 1,740 hours. Of the three economic sectors examined in this study, agreed weekly working hours are highest in metalworking (38.7), followed by the banking and local government sectors (both 38.3). Average collectively agreed paid annual leave entitlement was 25.2 days across the EU in 2008, although the total varied significantly between the 'old' and the new Member States. This report also examines statutory working time and leave limits, and actual working hours. This annual update looks at a number of aspects of the duration of working time in the European Union and Norway in 2008, based on contributions from the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) national centres. The study examines the following issues: average weekly working hours as set by collective agreements - both at national level and for three specific economic sectors; statutory limits on weekly and daily working time; average actual weekly working hours; annual leave entitlement, as set by collective agreements and law; and estimates of average collectively agreed annual working time. The report provides a general overview of the current situation and developments regarding working time, but the figures provided should be read with caution, and the various notes and explanations borne in mind. This reflects the fact that there are a number of problems in international comparisons of the length of working time. Comparable data are not collected in all countries, while particular difficulties include the following: the existence of different ways of calculating working time, with annual, rather than weekly calculation increasingly common in some countries (TN0308101S); the fact that working time reductions in some countries have been introduced through extra days off or cuts in annual working hours, leaving the normal working week relatively unchanged; the increasing use of schemes whereby weekly working hours may vary considerably, with an average being maintained over a reference period; the treatment of part-time workers; the differing roles of collective bargaining and legislation, with the latter having an impact on actual hours in some countries, but acting only as a maximum 'safety net' in others." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Gender and nonstandard work hours in 12 European countries (2008)

    Presser, Harriet B.; Gornick, Janet C.; Parashar, Sangeeta;

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    Presser, Harriet B., Janet C. Gornick & Sangeeta Parashar (2008): Gender and nonstandard work hours in 12 European countries. In: Monthly labor review, Jg. 131, H. 2, S. 83-103.

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    "Labor force surveys conducted in several European countries in 2005 indicate high levels of nonstandard work hours, varying by gender; by contrast, nonstandard work hours for both men and women vary little by whether they have or do not have children." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    The situation of older workers in Ireland (2006)

    Stratton, David;

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    Stratton, David (2006): The situation of older workers in Ireland. In: C. Sproß (Hrsg.) (2006): Beschäftigungsförderung älterer Arbeitnehmer in Europa (Beiträge zur Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, 299), S. 119-125.

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    Der Beitrag führt aus, dass das schnelle ökonomische Wachstum in Irland, das Mitte der 1990er Jahre begann, zu einer Umkehr des früheren Trends einer abnehmenden Teilhabe älterer Menschen am Arbeitsprozess führte. Irland ist eines der wenigen Länder in Europa, die das Stockholmer Ziel von fünfzig Prozent älterer Arbeitnehmer in Beschäftigungsverhältnissen erreicht haben. Dennoch müssen noch eine Reihe von Hürden, die einer Teilhabe älterer Arbeitnehmer entgegen stehen, überwunden werden. Hierzu zählen der Mangel an flexiblen Arbeitszeiten oder Teilzeitarbeit, der Mangel an adäquaten Fähigkeiten und entsprechender Ausbildung, ein niedriges Nettoeinkommen, Besorgnisse über Kürzungen von Renteneinkommen und Sozialleistungen als Resultat der Aufnahme einer bezahlten Arbeit und die Altersdiskriminierung. Die Erfolge der irischen Arbeitsmarktpolitik in diesen Punkten werden gewürdigt. Sie werden insbesondere auf die Gleichstellungsgesetzgebung in Irland zurückgeführt. Durch diese ist Irland ein Vorreiter bei der Bekämpfung der Altersdiskriminierung. (IAB)

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    Mehr Beschäftigung für Ältere: Lehren aus dem Ausland (2004)

    Funk, Lothar;

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    Funk, Lothar (2004): Mehr Beschäftigung für Ältere. Lehren aus dem Ausland. (IW-Positionen 08), Köln, S. 1-64.

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    "Von 100 Einwohnern im Alter von 55 bis 64 Jahren waren in Deutschland im Jahr 2002 nur noch 38,4 Prozent beschäftigt. Das sind deutlich weniger als vor dreißig Jahren, als noch fast 50 Prozent erwerbstätig waren. Die Entwicklung in einer Reihe von Ländern zeigt, dass es möglich ist, höhere Erwerbstätigenquoten Älterer zu erreichen. Ausgehend von einem teilweise ähnlich geringen Niveau wie in Deutschland steigerten sie in wenigen Jahren die Erwerbstätigkeit Älterer erheblich. Hieraus lassen sich wesentliche Bedingungen für mehr Beschäftigung Älterer ableiten: Erstens könnten die Rentensysteme so gestaltet werden, dass ein vorzeitiges Ausscheiden aus dem Erwerbsleben weniger leicht und finanziell unattraktiv für Arbeitnehmer und Arbeitgeber ist. Zweitens verhilft ein geringer Regelungsgrad bei den Arbeitsverhältnissen zu einer hohen Erwerbstätigkeit aller und vor allem auch Älterer. Drittens würden höhere Investitionen in das vorhandene Humankapital auch über das 45. Lebensjahr hinaus erheblich dazu beitragen, die Beschäftigungsfähigkeit Älterer zu verbessern." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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    Work and family in the eWork era (2003)

    Cullen, Kevin; Schmidt, Lars; Kordey, Norbert; Gaboardi, Elena;

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    Cullen, Kevin, Norbert Kordey, Lars Schmidt & Elena Gaboardi (2003): Work and family in the eWork era. Amsterdam u.a.: IOS Press, 218 S.

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    "This book is the first to look at the implications for work-family balance arising from trends in work organisation in the Information Society. Key changes are occurring in the place and time of work, supported by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). These new eWorking arrangements include more work being done from the home and an increased requirement for working at non-standard times because of globalisation and the development of the 24-hour society. Such changes in the time and place of work have potentially profound implications for family life. More flexibility in time and place can offer new opportunities for work-family balance and add to the current repertoire of family-friendly options for the worker. But changes in the place and time of work may not always provide more flexibility or may have other downsides for family life. This book presents the results of a study of these developments in four European countries - Ireland, Germany, Denmark and Italy - representing four quite different cultural contexts. It provides an analysis of key issues and trends, illustrated by over 90 in-depth case studies of eWorkers and their families. The cases cover key forms of eWork (such as working from home, shiftworking in new eOccupations and on-call work) and types of family (couples with children, couples without children, single parent families, families caring for older of disabled dependants)." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Konvergenz der Arbeitszeitwünsche in Westeuropa: Konturen eines neuen Arbeitszeitstandards (2002)

    Bosch, Gerhard; Wagner, Alexandra;

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    Bosch, Gerhard & Alexandra Wagner (2002): Konvergenz der Arbeitszeitwünsche in Westeuropa. Konturen eines neuen Arbeitszeitstandards. (IAT-Report 2002-01), Gelsenkirchen, 9 S.

    Abstract

    Im Rahmen einer umfangreichen Erhebung über die Erwerbswünsche der Zukunft, die im zweiten Halbjahr 1998 in den 15 Mitgliedsstaaten der Europäischen Union und Norwegen durchgeführt wurde, wurden 12600 Erwerbstätige und 17900 zurzeit nicht Erwerbstätige zu ihren Arbeitszeitwünschen befragt. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass durchschnittlich kürzere Arbeitszeiten gewünscht als derzeit praktiziert werden. Die Arbeitszeitwünsche liegen innerhalb der Länder und auch zwischen den Ländern enger beieinander als die tatsächlichen Arbeitszeiten. Bei einer Realisierung der Arbeitszeitwünsche würde die Grenze zwischen Voll- und Teilzeitarbeit fließend, und die Arbeitszeitunterschiede zwischen Männern und Frauen würden geringer. Kurze Teilzeit und überlange Arbeitszeiten würden kaum noch auftreten. In Paarhaushalten würden bei annähernd gleichen Gesamtarbeitszeiten beider Partner Frauen einen größeren Anteil der bezahlten Arbeit leisten als bisher. Abschließend werden auf der Grundlage der erhobenen Wünsche Herausforderungen für die europäische Arbeitszeitpolitik beschrieben. (IAB2)

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