Arbeitszeitpolitische Kontroversen im Spiegel der Arbeitszeitwünsche

Elke Holst and Hartmut Seifert

WSI-Mitteilungen, 2012, vol. 65, issue 2, 141-149

Abstract: The article examines employees’ desired working hours. Based on data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) it shows how desired working hours differ from agreed working hours and how both have changed over time. In some cases, the results show that desired and agreed working hours differ widely. Men and women who work full-time prefer shorter working hours, whereas women employed part-time prefer longer working hours. Respectively, corresponding changes in income are taken into account. The findings indicate a need for action in labor market policies that concern working hours. If employed people were able to achieve their desired working hours, this would help to create working conditions that would respect the needs of an aging workforce and also allow for a more family-friendly organization of daily life. The article also shows that achieving workers’ desired working hours would trigger substantial positive effects on both the labor demand and the labor supply.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.5771/0342-300X-2012-2-141

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