Comparative analysis of operating hours and working times in the European Union

This volume is the second book based on comparative and comprehensive data from the 2003 representative 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 representative and standardised European company survey which covers all categories of firm size and all sectors of the economy. This volume complements and builds onthe first book published in 2007 in which the methodology and the descriptivenational findings, as well as some first comparative analytical results were presented. In this second book the EUCOWE research team presents in-depth cross-country analyses of the relationship between operating hours, working times and employment in the European Union. In six empirical chapters in this volumedetailed comparative analyses of the determinants and consequences of the duration and flexibility of opening hours and operating times.

• ISBN: 978-3-7908-2184-0
• Editorial: Physica
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 220
• Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés