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Impact of working hours on work-life balance

To examine the influence of working hours on employees' satisfaction, this article uses a large, representative set of panel data from German households (GSOEP). The results show that high working hours and overtime in general do not lead to decreased satisfaction. Rather, increasing working hours and overtime have positive effects on life and job satisfaction, whereas the desire to reduce working hours has a negative impact on satisfaction. In 2009, nearly 60% of employees wanted to reduce their working hours. The overall number of hours by which employees want to reduce their working time is driven mainly by overtime compensation.

Language: Englisch

Bibliographic citation: Series: SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research ; No. 465

Classification: Wirtschaft
Time Allocation and Labor Supply
Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
Labor Standards: Working Conditions
Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation

Subject: satisfaction
overtime
work-life balance
working hours
working time arrangements

Event: Geistige Schöpfung

(who): Holly, Sarah
Mohnen, Alwine

Event: Veröffentlichung

(who): Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)

(where): Berlin

(when): 2012

Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/62340

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Holly, Sarah
Mohnen, Alwine
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)

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2012

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