Working time

Introduction

Working time concerns the hours of the day and the days of the week that work takes place. Most people have standard working hours between 0800 and 1800 on weekdays. But work also takes place at non-standard hours in the evening, at night and on weekends. Non-standard working times constitute an important part of the economy and society. Work at non-standard hours may have negative effects on the health and well-being of workers because of tiredness and problems of combining work and private life.

Distribution of non-standard working times in Europe

Working time is well documented in labour statistics. Mostly the number of working hours and the percentage of part…