2006
DOI: 10.1177/0032329206293645
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France’s 35-Hour Week: Attack on Business? Win-Win Reform? Or Betrayal of Disadvantaged Workers?

Abstract: France’s 35-hour workweek is one of the boldest progressive reforms in recent years. Drawing on existing survey and economic data, supplemented by interviews with French informants, this article examines the 35-hour week’s evolution and impacts. Although commonly dismissed as economically uncompetitive, the policy package succeeded in avoiding significant labor-cost increases for business. Most 35-hour employees cite quality-of-life improvements despite the fact that wage moderation, greater variability in sch… Show more

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“…Second, the issue of decreasing paid working time and expanding non-paid working time in the non-market sphere could be an avenue for empirical testing. Research could depart from cases in which work time reduction has occurred, such as in France ( Haiden, 2006 , Fagnani and Letablier, 2004 ) or was implemented in a particular context (such as in Sweden; TNYT, 2016 ) and expand with global surveys to understand the choices of citizens regarding their work-life balance and the socio-economic factors affecting such choices. Tests could devise (i) real effects of work time reduction on income, expenditure, leisure time, social interactions as well as (ii) hypothetical effects of a proposed work time reduction in the context of culture, gender, income, education, or geographical location to answer the question: What would citizens do with extra spare time?…”
Section: Towards a Research Program On Degrowthmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Second, the issue of decreasing paid working time and expanding non-paid working time in the non-market sphere could be an avenue for empirical testing. Research could depart from cases in which work time reduction has occurred, such as in France ( Haiden, 2006 , Fagnani and Letablier, 2004 ) or was implemented in a particular context (such as in Sweden; TNYT, 2016 ) and expand with global surveys to understand the choices of citizens regarding their work-life balance and the socio-economic factors affecting such choices. Tests could devise (i) real effects of work time reduction on income, expenditure, leisure time, social interactions as well as (ii) hypothetical effects of a proposed work time reduction in the context of culture, gender, income, education, or geographical location to answer the question: What would citizens do with extra spare time?…”
Section: Towards a Research Program On Degrowthmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Hayden (2007) describes in more detail the political developments surrounding the debate on working-time reduction in France in the 1980s.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…También estudios microeconómicos basados en la encuesta específica Passages obtienen tasas de crecimiento similares: 8,8 % para las empresas Robien, 6,6 % para las Aubry I y 3,7 % para las Aubry II que anticiparon la aplicación de las 35 horas (Hayden, 2006). Bunel (2004), utilizando datos de esta misma encuesta estima que las empresas que redujeron la jornada en el marco del dispositivo Aubry II con ayudas incrementaron el número de trabajadores/as en un 5,3 % y los que se adelantaron a las previsiones de la ley sin ayudas lo hicieron en un 3,3 %, mientras que las empresas que se acogieron a los dispositivos Robien y Aubry I habrían incrementado su plantilla un 13,4 % y un 9,8 %, respectivamente.…”
Section: Grado De Consenso Sobre La Efectividad De Las Medidas Analizunclassified
“…Tal y como señala Hayden (2006), ninguna de las metodologías utilizadas en los estudios mencionados está libre de limitaciones; con todo, el hecho de que la aplicación de diferentes métodos micro y macroeconómicos arrojen resultados de magnitudes similares parece indicar que la medida sí tuvo un impacto positivo 'neto'. Sin embargo, el debate sobre el proceso de RTT llevado a cabo en Francia no gira tanto en torno a si tuvo un efecto positivo sobre el empleo, como en torno a la cuestión de si tal efecto es en realidad achacable a la propia reducción de las horas trabajadas, o más bien al paquete de estímulos que acompañó a la medida.…”
Section: Grado De Consenso Sobre La Efectividad De Las Medidas Analizunclassified