This paper provides an overview of the evolution of the COVID-19-induced health and labour market crises in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), drawing on a large set of available data and sources. It highlights how the outbreak is affecting jobs and incomes via multiple channels of...

Cover -- Copyright page -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- COUNTRY COVERAGE BY REGION -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 NORMAL HOURS LIMITS -- Introduction -- Weekly limits -- Daily limits -- 2 OVERTIME WORK -- Introduction -- Criteria for overtime work -- Prohibitions and limitations on overtime...

What is the difference between a workaholic and a hard-working worker? This issue becomes especially important in the current situation with the growing role of home office and teleworking. In addition, the labour market is undergoing a transformation due to generational change, where members of...