Working time preferences in sixteen European countries

Download or read book Working time preferences in sixteen European countries written by Harald Bielenski and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increased labour market participation is the key to achieving an inclusive European society for all. This report focuses on the issue of working time in the context of present employment policy priorities. It analyses findings from a survey carried out by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions into working time across the 15 EU Member States and Norway. It compares the hours currently worked by people to the hours they say they would like to work in the future. It looks at aspects such as age and gender differences, income levels, professional status and domestic responsabilities to form a comprehensive portrait of the working polulation in Europe today. The report concludes that there is a definite wish to change the present situation and this could act a clear incentive to policymakers in their shaping of labour market policy.