The supplementary module of the Austrian Mikrozensus survey, carried out in June 1999, focused on working conditions. Employees and pensioners were asked about working environment risks and other stress factors associated with work-related illness. The results of this module are comparable to those
The flexibilisation of working time is considered to be one of the most significant transformations in work practices in the last decade, not only in Austria but in the European Union as a whole, with far-reaching implications for people’s quality of life. This report on the subject examines
The supplementary module of the Austrian Mikrozensus survey, carried out in June 1999, focused on working conditions. Employees and pensioners were asked about working environment risks and other stress factors associated with work-related illness. The results of this module are comparable to those
A study commissioned by the Austrian Chamber of Labour (in German) [1] and carried out by the Working Life Research Centre (in German) [2] (FORBA ) assesses the impact of liberalisation and privatisation of public services on employment, working conditions and labour relations. These effects include
New analysis of a regular working conditions survey (Arbeitsklima-Index [1]) shows that 22% of full-time employees in Austria work more than 45 hours per week. Another 21% work more than 40 hours per week. As in other countries, long working hours in Austria are heavily gender biased: while 49% of