In: sozialpolitik.ch, 2020, vol. 3, no. 1, p. Forum: 3.1
Working time arrangements can affect the risk of injuries and accidents at work. To evaluate the risk associated with common shift schedules, five different schedules were analyzed and compared regarding their inherent accident risks, using the XIMES Risk Calculator. We included fast forward and slow backward rotated shift schedules, 12-hour-shift systems and long daily working hours....
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In: sozialpolitik.ch, 2020, vol. 3, no. 5, p. Article: 3.5
Overtime is widely spread in Germany. Representative data from 7.765 respondents from the BAuA-Working Time Survey 2017 show that employees work an average of 3.9 hours per week longer than contractually agreed, with differences according to gender, full-time work, qualification levels and occupations. More than half of these are transitory overtime hours, which are compensated by free time....
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In: sozialpolitik.ch, 2020, vol. 3, no. 4, p. Article: 3.4
The influence of atypical working hours, i.e. long working hours or working hours outside the usual hours, on health and accident risks is well documented. Less well documented is the relationship between atypical working hours and the opportunities for social participation. In this paper we present the results of a qualitative survey on work-time related impairments of social participation...
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In: sozialpolitik.ch, 2018, vol. 2, no. 2, p. Article: 2.4
Die aktuelle Regulierung von Arbeitszeiten schafft Anreize für belastende Zeiten und berücksichtigt nur unzureichend wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse zu den Auswirkungen dieser Belastungen. Dieser Beitrag stellt einen neuen Ansatz vor: Ausgehend von einer einerseits weit verbreiteten und andererseits auch sozial- und gesundheitspolitisch wünschenswerten ‚Neuen Normalarbeitszeit‘, nämlich...
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In: sozialpolitik.ch, 2018, vol. 2, no. 2, p. Article: 2.3
In this study, we assign different forms of work hours arrangements to predominantly employee and employer-driven flexibilization and examine the effects of this flexible work hours arrangement on paid and unpaid overtime. Furthermore, we examine the circumstances under which employees report positive vs. negative effects of flexible work hours arrangements. The basis for the analysis is a survey...
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In: sozialpolitik.ch, 2016, vol. 2, no. 2, p. Artikel: 2.1
Editorial zum Schwerpunktheft "Vielfalt der Arbeitszeiten"
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