In the 1990s overtime incidence in Great Britain and West Germany is quite similar, while the average amount of hours of overtime for full-time male workers with overtime in Great Britain is roughly twice those in Germany for all years. We observe striking differences between the two countries with respect to overtime compensation patterns and their change over time. In Germany, we observe a remarkable decrease in the share of workers who work paid overtime and a significant increase in the share of workers with overtime compensated with extra days off later on, while in Great Britain shares of workers with paid or unpaid overtime are quite stable. Considering the relationship of straight-time working hours and the amount of overtime hours, we provide evidence for a strong negative relationship in Great Britain whereas in Germany the impact of straight-time working hours on overtime work is only weakly negative. Furthermore, we illustrate that a policy of reducing the amount of paid overtime would affect the monthly labor earnings distribution in Germany while we cannot detect any impact for Great Britain.
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Bell, D. & Hart, R.A., 1998.
"Unpaid Work,"
Working Papers Series
9803, University of Stirling, Department of Economics.
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Bell, David N F & Hart, Robert A, 1999.
"Unpaid Work,"
Economica,
London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 66(262), pages 271-90, May.
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