Talking about distinctive national employment systems may imply the idea that these systemsreflect at the micro, i.e. workplace level. But do they really? Can we take it for granted thatthe ways workers assemble cars or sell goods in a supermarket differ across countries? Obviouslynot. The...

The article addresses the question whether or not the trend towards the decentralisation of collective bargaining on working time in Germany entails a loss in the binding power of industry-level agreements. To this end, both working-time agreements and practices are examined at the firm or...

Working time regulation in the era of fordism:• Leading role of trade unions• Strong working time norms(duration/position/distribution)• Flexibility in form of deviations (overtime) possible, buthighly regulated (codet.) and expensive...