Die Qual der Wahl? Soziale Strukturierungen der tariflichen Wahlmöglichkeit zwischen Zeit und Geld

Abstract

"Several trade unions in Germany have pushed through flexible working time arrangements recently, giving employees the choice between more time and more money. With this choice, employees can adapt their working hours to different stages of life in a more flexible manner. Using a linked employer-employee dataset, the article analyses gender- and parenthood-specific choices of time as well as the underlying motives. The findings reveal that women are more likely to choose time over money. In addition, mothers and fathers are significantly more likely to mention hobbies, friends and time for themselves as the most important reasons for choosing time over money than women and men living in households without children under the age of 14. Therefore, the findings suggest that gender- and parenthood-specific differences can be found in the context of the choice option, too." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Nomos) ((en))

Cite article

Abendroth-Sohl, A., Bächmann, A., Mellies, A. & Ruf, K. (2025): Die Qual der Wahl? Soziale Strukturierungen der tariflichen Wahlmöglichkeit zwischen Zeit und Geld. In: WSI-Mitteilungen, Vol. 78, No. 1, p. 22-29. DOI:10.5771/0342-300X-2025-1-22