The existence of working-time accounts played an important role in overcoming the negative effects of the Great Recession in Germany. The authors’ analysis of data on establishments with a works council and at least 20 employees from the WSI Works Council Survey shows that the presence...

Definitive bezahlte und unbezahlte sowie transitorische Überstunden sind in Deutschland weit verbreitet und werden als Instrument zur Flexibilisierung der Arbeitszeit genutzt. Dabei haben insbesondere transitorische Überstunden im Zuge der Verbreitung von Arbeitszeitkonten bei Betrieben und...

In Germany, overtime work is a well-established instrument for varying working hours of employees and is of great importance for establishments as a measure of internal flexibility. However, not all employees are affected to the same degree by a variation of the work effort through overtime...

In Germany, overtime work is a well-established instrument for varying working hours of employees and is of great importance for establishments as a measure of internal flexibility. However, not all employees are affected to the same degree by a variation of the work effort through overtime...

This study brings together results of the establishment and the individual level to get a better understanding of the use of working-time accounts in Germany. Using data from the Establishment Panel we first show that industrial relations factors, employment-contract characteristics and...

Überstunden und Arbeitszeitkonten sind wichtige betriebliche Instrumente der Arbeitszeitflexibilität, um die Arbeitszeiten der Beschäftigten vorübergehend zu verkürzen oder auszuweiten. In der jüngeren Vergangenheit wurden sie insbesondere im Kontext der Bewältigung der Wirtschafts- und...