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The (Working) Time Is Ripe – On the Need to Reform German Working Hours Act

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  • Julia Schricker

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The increasingly networked and digitalised working world and the growing desire for a better work-life balance have given rise to a debate over the extent to which the German Working Hours Act is still up-to-date and relevant. Both employers and representatives of employees are demanding greater flexibility in defining working hours from opposite ends of the scale - with proposals ranging from extending daily working hours to enabling employees to determine their weekly working hours. German companies have assessed the proposals pragmatically and seem prepared for imminent change, according to the results of the Randstad-ifo Personnel Managers Survey.

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  • Julia Schricker, 2017. "The (Working) Time Is Ripe – On the Need to Reform German Working Hours Act," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 70(24), pages 88-92, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ifosdt:v:70:y:2017:i:24:p:88-92
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    1. Alexandra Heimisch & Valentin Lindlacher & Julia Schricker, 2017. "Digitalisation in German Companies: a Review," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 70(21), pages 38-40, November.
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    1. Stefan Sauer & Klaus Wohlrabe, 2020. "ifo Handbuch der Konjunkturumfragen," ifo Beiträge zur Wirtschaftsforschung, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, number 88.

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    JEL classification:

    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • M51 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions

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