Increases in standard hours have been a contentious policy issue in Germany. Whilst this might directly lead to a substitution of workers by hours, there may also be a positive employment effect due to reduced costs. Moreover, the response of firms differs between firms which offer overtime and...

Regulation of standard workweek hours and overtime hours and pay can protect workers who might otherwise be required to work more than they would like to at the going rate. By discouraging the use of overtime, such regulation can increase the standard hourly wage of some workers and encourage...

Mit dem Abbau von Überstunden verknüpfen sich seit langem Hoffnungen auf mehr Beschäftigung. Überstundenabbau ist aber auch im Spannungsfeld verschiedener Interessen von Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmern zu sehen: Weniger Mehrarbeit heißt weniger (zusätzliches) Einkommen, dafür aber...

In 2012, in the midst of a recession, a labour law reform in Portugal allowed firms to reduce the overtime premium paid to their workers by 50% or more. Until then, overtime premiums were set by law at a relatively high level and could not be cut unilaterally. We analyse matched...