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Document ID (ISN)77320
CIS number 01-1553
ISBN(s) 92-828-9767-2
Year 2000
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Goudswaard A, de Nanteuil M.
Title Flexibility and working conditions - A qualitative and comparative study in seven EU Member States
Bibliographic information European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Wyattville Road, Loughlinstown, Co. Dublin, Ireland, 2000. viii, 142p. Illus. 41 ref. Price: EUR 22.00.
Abstract Flexibility is a heterogeneous concept linking quantitative, qualitative, external and internal variables. This study, based on research carried out in seven European Union Member States, aims at defining working conditions and examines their reliance on various forms of flexibility. Main topics covered: flexibility strategies at the corporate level; impact of flexibility on conditions of work and of employment; role of national industrial relations system (legislation, labour relation system); areas of future investigation and action.
Descriptors (primary) European Communities; flexible working time; hours of work; conditions of work
Descriptors (secondary) literature survey; comparative study; legal aspects; national organization
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceEuropean Union; Ireland
Subject(s) Ergonomics and work organization
Broad subject area(s) Physiology, ergonomics
Browse category(ies) Hours of work