Who will work on Sunday? The winners and losers of Sunday laws relaxation

Dominique Goux and Eric Maurin

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Abstract: In 2016, a law made it possible to work on Sundays in the retail trade of about thirty French areas, representing 3% of French retail trade. We show that the reform did not coincide with any significant increase in retail trade sales or retail trade employment in target areas. Retail establishments are open one more day each week, but the number of employees is roughly the same before and after the reform. However, the increase in the number of days that shops are open has led retail employers to favor employees who are sufficiently experienced to manage a store independently. On the other hand, there has been a significant decline in the employment share of less experienced workers in target areas, as well as a sharp decline in the employment share of single parents, for whom it is difficult to reconcile family responsibilities and Sunday work. Résumé : A partir de 2016, une loi a rendu le travail du dimanche possible dans le commerce de détail d'une trentaine de zones du territoire métropolitain, représentant en tout environ 3 % du commerce de détail en France. Nous montrons que la réforme ne s'est accompagnée d'aucune hausse des effectifs ou du chiffre d'affaires dans le commerce de détail des zones ciblées. Les commerces de détail sont ouverts un jour de plus par semaine, mais le nombre de salariés est à peu près le même avant et après la réforme. Toutefois, l'augmentation du nombre de jours d'ouverture des magasins a conduit les employeurs du secteur du commerce de détail à privilégier les salariés suffisamment expérimentés pour gérer un magasin de manière autonome. En revanche, on observe une baisse significative de la part des salariés moins expérimentés dans les zones ciblées, ainsi qu'une forte baisse de la part d'emploi des parents isolés, pour lesquels il est difficile de concilier responsabilités familiales et travail dominical.

Keywords: Shop opening regulation; Sunday work; Employment; Labour force composition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-12
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