Authors
Marcel Kerkhofs
Amelia Román
Peter Ester
Abstract

This report analyses European corporate practices in terms of working time flexibility as revealed by the European Company Survey 2009 (ECS 2009). Flexibility in working time is a central aspect of ongoing debates regarding boosting employment in the EU. Enabling employees to better balance their working time and domestic responsibilities is seen as a key way of encouraging more citizens to enter and remain in the workforce. At the same time, greater working time flexibility on the part of companies – and hence, employees – can enable European enterprises to be more responsive to market demands, so boosting the Union’s competitiveness.

Flexibility profiles of European companies

English (2.22 MB - PDF)
Executive summary

Flexibility profiles of European companies - Executive summary

The flexibility practices of European companies were the subject of the European Company Survey (ECS) conducted by Eurofound in 2009. Managers and, where available, employee representatives in 27,000 companies were interviewed to establish what kind of flexibility measures were in place and how they...

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Flexibility profiles of European companies - Executive summary

English (44.36 KB - PDF)

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Български (61.51 KB - PDF)

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Español (46.28 KB - PDF)

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Čeština (48.07 KB - PDF)

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Dansk (46.8 KB - PDF)

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Deutsch (44.43 KB - PDF)

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Eesti (41.58 KB - PDF)

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Ελληνικά (56.86 KB - PDF)

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Français (46.9 KB - PDF)

Suirbhé Cuideachta na hEorpa 2009: Próifílí solúbthachta na gcuideachtaí Eorpacha - Achoimre fheidhmeach

Gaeilge (58.29 KB - PDF)

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Hrvatski (57.01 KB - PDF)

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Italiano (48.82 KB - PDF)

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Latviešu (46.11 KB - PDF)

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Lietuvių (45.81 KB - PDF)

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Magyar (47.91 KB - PDF)

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Malti (47.5 KB - PDF)

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Nederlands (46.33 KB - PDF)

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Polski (48.2 KB - PDF)

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Português (50.39 KB - PDF)

Studiul întreprinderilor europene 2009: Profiluri de flexibilitate ale întreprinderilor europene - Sinteză

Română (50.14 KB - PDF)

Prieskum európskych podnikov 2009: Kategórie flexibility európskych podnikov - Zhrnutie

Slovenčina (48.89 KB - PDF)

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Slovenščina (44.67 KB - PDF)

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Suomi (44.07 KB - PDF)

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Svenska (46 KB - PDF)
Number of pages
45
Reference nº
EF1060

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