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Peer reviewedNemirow, Martin – Monthly Labor Review, 1984
Compares the work sharing efforts during the Depression in the 1930s with short-term compensation programs used today as an alternative to extensive layoffs. The effects of work-sharing on productivity in German industry are also examined. (SK)
Descriptors: Job Layoff, Job Sharing, Unemployment, Working Hours
Download full textWalwei, 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
