This book presents findings and results from the recent European Union Company survey of Operating hours, Working times and Employment (EUCOWE) in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom. The EUCOWE-project is the first standardised company survey covering all...

1. Introduction : emergence of variable time norms -- 2. Market time : the need to widen the scope of inquiry on work -- 3. Market time in France -- 4. Market time in Germany : the case of four-day week at Volkswagen -- 5. General conclusions.