Compressed working weeks

Philip Tucker

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Reviews the literature of the 1980s up to 2004 relating to working more than eight hours per day, followed by more than two rest days. Covers productivity and job performance, absenteeism and turnover, sleep and recovery periods, safety at the workplace, occupational health, and job satisfaction. Covers the industrialized countries, with a brief chapter on developing ones.

Keywords: compressed working week; fatigue.; occupational safety; occupational health; shift work.; semaine de travail comprimée; fatigue; sécurité du travail; santé au travail; travail posté; semana comprimida de trabajo; fatiga; seguridad en el trabajo; salud en el trabajo; trabajo por turnos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 56x pages
Date: 2006
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Published in Conditions of Work and Employment series

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