Working Time and Workers' Preferences in Industrialized Countries
Download or Read eBook Working Time and Workers' Preferences in Industrialized Countries PDF written by Jon C. Messenger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-09-09 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Jon C. Messenger |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 314 |
| Release | : 2004-09-09 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781135993313 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1135993319 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Working Time and Workers' Preferences in Industrialized Countries by : Jon C. Messenger
Book excerpt: The gradual reduction in weekly working hours in the first half of the last century, which culminated in the widespread adoption of the 'standard' working week by the 1960s, was grounded in a concern for health and safety and for the preservation of time outside of paid labour.Over the last few decades, however, this progressive standardization of
