A Measure to Make Work More Flexible: Reducing the Working Week to 4 Days
A Measure to Make Work More Flexible: Reducing the Working Week to 4 Days
Author(s): Ana VidatSubject(s): EU-Legislation, Politics and Identity, Comparative Law, Labour and Social Security Law
Published by: Societatea de Stiinte Juridice si Administrative
Keywords: individual employment contract; reduction of the working week; flexible working; European Union acts; comparative law;
Summary/Abstract: The need to achieve a work-life balance and the option for employers to motivate and increase the productivity of employees are the justification for necessary legislative amendments in the future. EU Directive 2019/1158 on worklife balance defines in art. 3 para. 1 (f) the concept of "flexible working arrangements" which refers to "the possibility for workers to adapt their working hours – including through the use of telework, flexible working arrangements or reduced working time schemes". EU Directive 2019/1152 on the transparency and predictability of working conditions in the European Union specifies – in art. 1 (1) – that it aims to improve working conditions by promoting more transparent and predictable forms of work, while ensuring the adaptability of the labour market.
Journal: Perspectives of Law and Public Administration
- Issue Year: 12/2023
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 618-622
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English