Voor u ligt een rapport over een onderzoek naar keuzemogelijkheden in CAO’s. Dit onderzoek is verricht in opdracht van ABVAKABO FNV te Zoetermeer, omdat deze bond voor het vraagstuk wordt gesteld of ze al dan niet een beleidslijn zal ontwikkelen, gericht op uitbreiding van keuzemogelijkheden...

This research report constitutes the Dutch contribution to the international research project 'Industrial relations in the transportation industry: a European observatory', funded by the Italian employers' association Federetti. This research project was aimed at exploring current practices in...

h3. English summary<br /> This paper is written as a reappraisal of the work on inflation and wage bargaining of Ezio Tarantelli, the Italian economist who in 1985 was brutally killed by the Red Brigades. It returns to his ideas, and the discussion within the OECD, about combating inflation and free...

This study examines the effects of the basic wage rate, standard working hours and unionisation on paid overtime work in Britain using individual-level data from the New Earnings Survey over the period 1975-2001. For this purpose we estimate a panel data model. We show that to obtain consistent...

*Management Summary* This report provides information on Belarus on behalf of the implementation of the DECISIONS FOR LIFE project in that country. The DECISIONS FOR LIFE project aims to raise awareness amongst young female workers about their employment opportunities and career possibilities,...

Occupation is a key variable in socio-economic research. In surveys, occupation is predominantly asked using an open response format, followed by field- or office-coding. Web-surveys can apply a closed response format, allowing for respondent’s self-identification when using a detailed list of...

*Management Summary* This report provides information on Brazil on behalf of the implementation of the DECISIONS FOR LIFE project in that country. The DECISIONS FOR LIFE project aims to raise awareness amongst young female workers about their employment opportunities and career possibilities,...

Within sociological and economic analyses of working time, important questions remain regarding women’s ability to combine paid and domestic work. While there is a growing body of research in this area, our knowledge and understanding of the relationship between working, social and private...

*Management Summary* This report provides information on Botswana on behalf of the implementation of the DECISIONS FOR LIFE project in that country. The DECISIONS FOR LIFE project aims to raise awareness amongst young female workers about their employment opportunities and career possibilities,...

This article concerns the employment performance of recent immigrants in the Netherlands. The analysis shows different patterns of adjustment in the Dutch labour market for Western and non-Western immigrants. The entry of Western immigrants into the labour market follows a smooth pattern, while...