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Schroeder, Karsten – 1983
In the Federal Republic of Germany, as elsewhere, the recent unemployment crisis has forced politicians, economists, trade unionists, and experts to consider a number of courses of action designed to reduce working time. Included among these alternatives are the following: adopting the 35-hour work week, shortening working life through early…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices
Download full textLankard, Bettina A. – 1993
Economic pressures, work force diversity, and advances in technology are changing the nature of work and organizational policy and management. A predicted decline in the annual growth in gross national product is expected to trigger a slowdown in the labor force, especially in occupations that employ workers with only a high school education.…
Descriptors: Adults, Blacks, Employed Women, Employment Patterns
Walwei, Ulrich – 1997
The controversial discussion of "atypical" forms of employment overlooks the fact that all parties involved can benefit from greater flexibility in the employment relationship. It all depends on what is made more flexible and how this greater flexibility is achieved. Employment relationships are built on a variety of factors…
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Employment, Employment Practices, Flexible Working Hours
Hirschlein, Beulah M., Ed.; Braun, William J., Ed. – 1982
These proceedings explore issues pertaining to the combination of work and family roles from the perspectives of the family, business, government, labor, and the non-profit community. The six keynote addresses include an historical overview of families and work followed by unique perspectives representing labor, corporations, government, and the…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Education, Dual Career Family, Employed Parents
Paul, Carolyn E. – 1983
This study examined work alternatives for middle-aged and older persons from two perspectives. The first perspective focused on personnel policies of the employer that relate to the development and administration of employment options. The second perspective concentrated on public policy variables that influence or could influence the availability…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities, Employment Potential
Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1986
Economic, social, and demographic changes in the last 30 years have resulted in a massive restructuring of the American work force. Consequently, increasing numbers of employees can be expected to experience difficulties balancing family-and-work concerns. There is no consensus in the United States today regarding the responsibility for helping…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Day Care, Employee Assistance Programs, Employment Patterns
