Die gegenwärtigen gesellschaftlichen Umbrüche und Veränderungen werden häufig mit Arg-wohn betrachtet, da Sicherheiten und Selbstverständlichkeiten abnehmen, Flexibilität und Un-gewissheit in Arbeit und Leben steigen dafür umso mehr an. Wie alle Veränderungen bergen auch diese unstrittig...

Allowing workers to control their work hours (working-time autonomy) is a controversial policy for worker empowerment, with concerns that range from increased shirking to excessive intensification of work. Empirical evidence, however, supports neither view. Recent studies find that working-time...

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,...

The consequences of hours of employment for a worker’s work-life interface depends not only on the number of hours of work but also whether a worker perceives that they have some discretion over the setting and timing of their work hours and schedule. When a worker perceives to lack such...