Changes in Working Time (Routledge Revivals) - An International Review

Zusammenfassung First published in 1985, this book examines the major components of working time from an international perspective, considering the individual aspects of working time, with particular emphasis on the argument that work should be shared to alleviate unemployment and the case for further increasing the flexibility and choice in working arrangements. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction 2. The Working Day, Working Week and the Work-Sharing Argument 3. Overtime and Shiftwork 4. Holidays 5. Short-time Working 6. Part-time Working and Job-sharing 7. Flexitime, Compressed Workweeks and Staggered Hours 8. Changes in Retirement Patterns 9. The Future of Working Time; Bibliography; Index

Product details

• Authors: Paul Blyton
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.12.2013
• EAN: 9781138020429
• ISBN: 978-1-138-02042-9
• No. of pages: 196
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Pensions, Business & Economics / General, Business & Economics / Personal Finance / Money Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, Labour / income economics, Personnel & human resources management, Industry & industrial studies, Personnel and human resources management, Industry and industrial studies, Employment & Unemployment