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Macht Wochenendarbeit unzufrieden?

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  • Maria Metzing
  • David Richter

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More than 40 percent of Germany’s labor force work not only Monday to Friday, but also Saturdays as well—and a quarter even regularly work on Sundays. Between 1996 and 2014, there was a slight increase in the proportion of those who work weekends; little is known, however, about how weekend work affects these workers’ sleeping patterns and overall life satisfaction. The present analyses show that on average, employees who work weekends exhibit lower satisfaction with their health, family life, and sleeping patterns, as well as with their life in general, than those who do not work Saturdays and/or Sundays. The decisive factor, however, is not the weekend work itself: When looking at those who initially only work weekdays and then begin working weekends, it becomes clear that their satisfaction does not change in most areas; merely job satisfaction slightly decreases when employees take up working on Sundays. Mehr als 40 Prozent der Erwerbstätigen in Deutschland arbeiten nicht nur von Montag bis Freitag, sondern auch an Samstagen, ein Viertel geht sogar sonntags regelmäßig zur Arbeit. Zwischen 1996 und 2014 ist der Anteil derjenigen, die am Wochenende arbeiten, leicht gestiegen. Wie sich das Arbeiten am Wochenende auf die Schlaf- und Lebenszufriedenheit der Betroffenen auswirkt, ist indes wenig bekannt. Die vorliegenden Analysen zeigen, dass Personen, die am Wochenende arbeiten, im Durchschnitt eine geringere Gesundheits-, Familien- und Schlafzufriedenheit haben und auch mit ihrem Leben insgesamt unzufriedener sind als Personen, die samstags und/oder sonntags nicht arbeiten. Ausschlaggebend dafür ist aber nicht die Wochenendarbeit als solche. Betrachtet man Personen, die zunächst nicht am Wochenende arbeiten und dann zur Wochenendarbeit wechseln, zeigt sich, dass sich ihre Zufriedenheit in den meisten Bereichen nicht ändert; lediglich die Arbeitszufriedenheit sinkt bei einem Wechsel zur Sonntagsarbeit leicht.

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  • Maria Metzing & David Richter, 2015. "Macht Wochenendarbeit unzufrieden?," DIW Wochenbericht, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 82(50), pages 1183-1188.
  • Handle: RePEc:diw:diwwob:82-50-1
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    Keywords

    Well-being; working time; SOEP;
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    JEL classification:

    • J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
    • J81 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Working Conditions

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