Germany: working hours are more and more flexible

According to a study published on May 7, 2007 by the Hans-Böckler foundation (close to trade unions), 40% of all employees in Germany enjoy working hours that are "extremely flexible". Only 13% of them still undergo "classical" working hours, going from 35 to 42 hours a week, from Monday to Friday, with no shift job, no extra hours or flexible hours (Gleitzeit.) (Ref. 070406)
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Jointly carried out by searchers from the institute of social and economic studies (WSI) from the Hans-Böckler foundation, from the Dortmund social research center (Sozialforschungsstelle) and from the research institute on the labour market (IAB) in Nuremberg, the study distinguishes two types of working time: “rather flexible” and “extremely flexible”. The first one comprises part-time jobs and two-team shift jobs. The second pattern groups together employees working over 42 hours a week or h

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