Working-time regimes and transitions in comparative perspective

Anxo, Dominique; O’Reilly, Jacqueline

doi:10.4337/9781781952788.00013

Cited by 43 publications

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“…The country grouping somewhat reflects the working time regime typologies found in the previous studies of Anxo et al (2006), Figart and Mutari (2000) and Anxo and O'Reilly (2000), but does not replicate it completely. This is not too surprising given that the focus of this regime typology was not on gender equality, but examines the flexibility needs of workers of both sexes.…”

Section: Clusters Of Countriescontrasting

confidence: 75%

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Working time flexibility components and working time regimes in Europe: using company-level data across 21 countries

Chung

Tijdens

2013

The International Journal of Human Resource Management

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Working time flexibility comprises a wide variety of arrangements, from part-time, overtime, to long-term leaves. Theoretical approaches to grouping these arrangements have been developed, but empirical underpinnings are rare. This paper investigates the bundles that can be found for various flexible working time arrangements, using data of the Establishment Survey on Working Time (ESWT), 2004/2005, covering 21 EU member states and 13 industries. Using factor analyses, the results confirmed that working time arrangements can be grouped into two bundles, one for the employeecentred arrangements, a second for the employer-centred arrangements, and that these two bundles are separate dimensions. We have also tested the stability of the factor analysis outcome, showing that although we find some deviations from the pan-Europe and pan-industry outcome, the naming of the components as flexibility for employees and flexibility for employers can be interpreted as holding rather stable. Lastly, we also find that there are three country clusters that can be found for the 21 European countries using the bundle approach. The first group consisting of the Northern European countries with Poland and Czech Republic, the second group the continental European countries with UK and Ireland, and lastly, the southern European countries with Hungary and Slovenia.

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Section: Clusters Of Countriescontrasting

confidence: 75%

“…Another notable working time regime is the one based on the negotiation structures of the countries (Anxo and O'Reilly, 2000). They distinguish four types of working time regime typologies.…”

Section: Working Time Regimesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Working time flexibility components and working time regimes in Europe: using company-level data across 21 countries

Chung

Tijdens

2013

The International Journal of Human Resource Management

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“…The Swedish labour market institutions are described as ''negotiated flexibility'' by Anxo and O'Reilly (2000) since they provide considerable opportunities for signing agreements at the local level that deviate from central agreements and most labour market legislation. Swedish working-time laws stipulate a maximum of 40 working hours per week and 200 h of overtime per year, and allow for a minimum of 5 weeks vacation.…”

Section: Institutional Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

The impact of working-time reductions on actual hours and wages: evidence from Swedish register-data

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2004

Labour Economics

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“…Although Anxo and O'Reilly (2000) call the UK system 'external constrained voluntarism', we prefer to call it 'individualized flexibility'. The UK is characterized by an individualized flexibility as this country has historically inherited a voluntaristic form of industrial relations which emphasize the unions' right to free collective bargaining.…”

Section: The Societal Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%