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BAuA-Working Time Survey: Working Time Preferences of Employees in Germany - Results at a Glance

Working hours tailored to personal needs can help reconcile work and private life or avoid overload.However, working time preferences and reality often do not match. These are results of a BAuA research report based on the first two waves1 of the BAuA-Working Time Survey. Here is an overview of the central findings regarding employees’ actual working hours and preferences.

English translation. German original version available: doi:10.21934/baua:berichtkompakt20190731

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Titel :  BAuA-Working Time Survey: Working Time Preferences of Employees in Germany - Results at a Glance. 

Verfasst von:   C. Brauner, A. M. Wöhrmann

in: baua: Report brief 1. Auflage .  Dortmund:  Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, 2019.  Seiten:  3, Projektnummer : F 2398, PDF-Datei , DOI: 10.21934/baua:reportbrief20190826

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The actual working hours of employees in Germany often do not match with their working time preferences. Even over longer periods of time not all employees can put their preferences into practice. Notwithstanding, working hours that are tailored to individual needs may ease the compatibility …

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Projektnummer F 2398 Status Abgeschlossenes Projekt Working time reporting for Germany: Analysis, scientific preparation/utilization and continuation

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