Flextime on the Rise in European Companies

The first findings from Eurofound’s European Company Survey (ECS) have been released with the publication of a résumé, The European Company Survey – First Findings, in Stockholm on 15 December. The survey finds that 56% of companies in the EU27 – substantially more than was the case four years ago – make use of flexitime practices.
In spring 2009, Eurofound interviewed managers and, where possible, employee representatives at establishment level to map working time and flexibility strategies, human resource practices and the extent of workplace social dialogue. The survey also finds that working time flexibility is the most common type of flexibility in European companies, that part-time work has become considerably more widespread and that workplace social dialogue in Europe is robust. However, some limitations are also apparent: one third of worker representatives receive information on economic and financial conditions only infrequently, while one third of managers reported concern about time delays in decision-making due to the involvement of employee representatives. You can download the first findings summary here.

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