Working time and work–life balance in a life course perspective: A report based on the fifth European Working Conditions Survey

Drawing on data from Eurofound’s fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), based on interviews with more than 38,000 respondents in 34 countries, this report documents the prevailing working time patterns of employees, the self-employed and lone parents across five country clusters. It also analyses the relationship between paid employment and domestic activities, work–life balance and working time preferences across the life course. Unpaid work is also addressed by focusing on gender disparities across the life course in the time devoted to domestic and care obligations.

Eurofound: Working time and work–life balance in a life course perspective: A report based on the fifth European Working Conditions Survey: Executive summary http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef12731.htm

EurActiv, 09.09.14: German workers put in more overtime than EU counterparts http://www.euractiv.com/sections/social-europe-jobs/german-workers-put-more-overtime-eu-counterparts-308312

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