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Working time in the 5 th EWCS: some findings from the overview report

Working time in the 5 th EWCS: some findings from the overview report. Greet Vermeylen Seminar faculty of chemistry / chemical technology Ljubljana, 4 October 2011. 5 th EWCS and working time. working time duration Working time is decreasing on average

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Working time in the 5 th EWCS: some findings from the overview report

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  1. Working time in the 5th EWCS:some findings from the overview report Greet Vermeylen Seminar faculty of chemistry / chemical technology Ljubljana, 4 October 2011

  2. 5th EWCS and working time • working time duration • Working time is decreasing on average • From 40.5 hrs/week in 1991 (EC12) to 37.5 hrs/week in EU27 (2010) • - On average men work 7 hrs more than women in paid empl • - However: paid + unpaid work: women work more • Time segregation (next to occupational/sectoral/pay segreg) • - Women work more shorter hours • Men work more longer hours • But women do bulk of household work • preferences • Preferences do not always match with what we do: • Precariousness, overworked,…

  3. Evolution of weekly working hours, 1991 – 2010, EC12, EU15 and EU27 (%)

  4. Average working hours and distribution of working hours, per country

  5. Working time duration and stress • Long working hours : • Slightly decreasing but still • 54% of self-employed with employees, • 43% of self-employed without employees and • 11 % of employees • work 48 + hours per week • -> Report more health problems, work life balance problems and work intensity • Short working hours (particularly short part time) • Increasing, mostly female phenomenon (gender segregation) • Can be linked with other psychosocial risks mainly related to job and financial insecurity

  6. Working long hours …

  7. Working hours preference, by gender, age and employment status, 2010, EU27 (%)

  8. Working all around the clock? • Working time organisation • Standard working time still the norm for the majority of workers (9 to 5 jobs / same hours/ same nr of days etc) • This is more the case for women than for men… • But a considerable proportion of workers work at ‘other times’ • 16% of the workers work long days (5+ times/month) • 10% of workers do night work (+ 3 times/month) • 17% of the workers do shift work • 20% work on call • 53% work at the weekend at least once a month 26% work at least one Sunday a month

  9. Work intensity at very high levels: working to tight deadlines EC12, EU15 and EU27, 1991-2010 (%)

  10. Work intensity over time – country resultsworking at high speed

  11. Work intensity over time – country resultsworking to tight deadlines

  12. Thank you More info: www.eurofound.europa.eu Survey Map Tool, overview report, secondary analyses Data will be available through Essex Data Archive gve@eurofound.europa.eu

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