"Ob auf dem Gebiet des Arbeitsrechts, der Arbeitsorganisation oder der Entlohnung - die Staaten Osteuropas weisen große Unterschiede auf. Diese spiegeln sowohl unterschiedliche historische und kulturelle Tradition wider als auch ungleiche Entwicklungsniveaus der jeweiligen Volkswirtschaft....

"Ob auf dem Gebiet des Arbeitsrechts, der Arbeitsorganisation oder der Entlohnung - die Staaten Osteuropas weisen große Unterschiede auf. Diese spiegeln sowohl unterschiedliche historische und kulturelle Tradition wider als auch ungleiche Entwicklungsniveaus der jeweiligen Volkswirtschaft....

Public policy shapes the lives of individuals, and even more so if they depend on state support. But to what extent can well-being differences between individuals living in different European states be traced back to the specific national public policy designs? This paper tests the intervening...

Since April 2007 working hours of truck drivers in the European Union must comply with regulation (EC) No 561/2006. According to the new regulation, transport companies must organise the work of drivers in a way that drivers are able to comply with the regulation and can be made liable for...

In this paper, we exploit a panel of industry-level data in European countries to study the economic impact of national reductions in usual weekly working hours between 1995 and 2007. Our identification strategy relies on the five national reforms that took place over this period and on initial...

This chapter focuses on flexible working time arrangements and presents flexible work schedule practices as they vary among individuals, organisations and nations, explaining reasons for observed variations. It highlights the need to focus on specific types of flexible work options; distinctions...

The paper discusses the European Union as a union of primarily small European states, a union whose parallel emphasis on efficiency and fairness, including deep respect for human rights, holds the key to Europe's economic and social advances over the years. The paper shows that adjusting...

The two main functions of the concept of working time - quantifying the remuneration and health and security at work protection - are found together or separately in the laws of the member states while EU law regulates working time only for the purpose of protecting health and safety at work;...

Background: Worktime is one of the main drivers of life satisfaction, and a balanced distribution of working hours and leisure hours directly impacts feelings of well-being. Based on previous studies, we seek to confrm this relationship in the European context and explore other potential driving...