Working time preferences among women: challenging assumptions on underemployment, work centrality and work life balance

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Lamolla ◽  
Conxita Folguera‐i‐Bellmunt ◽  
Xavier Fernández‐i‐Marín
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Working Time ◽  
Time Preferences ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Work Centrality ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Working Time Preferences

scholarly journals Gender, Flexibility Stigma and the Perceived Negative Consequences of Flexible Working in the UK

2018 ◽  
Vol 151 (2) ◽  
pp. 521-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heejung Chung
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Working Time ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Flexible Working ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
The Uk

AbstractThis study examines the prevalence and the gender differences in the perceptions and experiences of flexibility stigma—i.e., the belief that workers who use flexible working arrangements for care purposes are less productive and less committed to the workplace. This is done by using the 4th wave of the Work-Life Balance Survey conducted in 2011 in the UK. The results show that 35% of all workers agree to the statement that those who work flexibly generate more work for others, and 32% believe that those who work flexibly have lower chances for promotion. Although at first glance, men are more likely to agree to both, once other factors are controlled for, women especially mothers are more likely to agree to the latter statement. Similarly, men are more likely to say they experienced negative outcomes due to co-workers working flexibly, while again mothers are more likely to say they experienced negative career consequences due to their own flexible working. The use of working time reducing arrangements, such as part-time, is a major reason why people experience negative career outcomes, and can partially explain why mothers are more likely to suffer from such outcomes when working flexibly. However, this relationship could be reverse, namely, the stigma towards part-time workers may be due to negative perceptions society hold towards mothers’ commitment to work and their productivity. In sum, this paper shows that flexibility stigma is gendered, in that men are more likely to discriminate against flexible workers, while women, especially mothers, are more likely to suffer from such discrimination.

scholarly journals Squaring the Circle: Registrar Training and Experience in an EWTR - Compliant Rota

2013 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-30
Author(s):  
RD Ramiah ◽  
J M Owen ◽  
DM Williamson ◽  
RA Brooks
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Continuity Of Care ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Working Time ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Surgical Experience ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
The Past ◽  
Rest Periods ◽  
Registrar Training

The European WorkingTime Regulations (EWTR) have been introduced over the past five years despite opposition from the surgical community. The stated aim of EWTR-compliant rotas for all staff is to reduce fatigue by having adequate rest periods and shorter working time, thereby improving patient safety as well as work–life balance. Concerns have been voiced that reduction in working periods for trainee surgeons will impair surgical experience and continuity of care for patients.

Teleworker performance in the COVID-19 era in Japan

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-37
Author(s):  
Toshihiro Okubo ◽  
Atsushi Inoue ◽  
Kozue Sekijima
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Working Time ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Japanese Workers ◽  
Good Mental Health ◽  
Flexible Working

This paper investigates teleworkers' efficiency in Japan in the COVID-19 era by using unique survey data on telework. Many Japanese workers started teleworking during the pandemic and found both benefits as well as impediments. Overall, we find that telework experience and the work environment (e.g., having clearly specified tasks and a flexible working system), changes in work-life balance (e.g., working time), and good mental health improves teleworkers' efficiency.

scholarly journals Working-Time Regimes and Work-Life Balance in Europe

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 713-724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timo Anttila ◽  
Tomi Oinas ◽  
Mia Tammelin ◽  
Jouko Nätti
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Working Time ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance
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