'control working hours' is a grammatically correct and usable phrase in written English.
For example, you can use it in the sentence: "Management should control working hours to increase productivity."
In a study among emergency physicians, psychological health was not affected by the number and nature of hours worked but by the ability to control working hours and the perceived flexibility of the workplace [ 22].
Table 4 shows responses to the follow-up question in the 2012 survey: Would your preferred type of contract still apply if you could be assured that the ability to control working hours, professional development, professional autonomy, and income, would be the same in private practice (or salaried position)?
We deliberately made this question contingent on ability to control working hours, professional development etc. because these job attributes are known to be important for GPs [ 14, 21].a Thus, the main purpose of this question was to investigate if differences in any other attributes may contribute to explain GPs' preferences for contract.
As a follow-up question on the question regarding preferred contract, respondents were asked: Would your preferred type of contract still apply if you could be assured that the ability to control working hours, professional development, professional autonomy, and income would be the same in private practice (or salary, when that was the stated preferred contract )?
The idea is that more TLF and thus more control over working hours will improve work-life fit and induce employees to supply more hours to the labour market.
Many of us, particularly those who are responsible for family members, want and need more control over working hours and arrangements to make things work.
Physical and mental demands greater than own capacity and high work stress combined with lack of control over working hours constituted a risk of sick-leave among women [ 8, 10].
Resilient physicians were found to better control their working hours and schedules, which was the strongest predictor of life-work balance [ 34].
They can also rest easy that they're giving their children all they need at home: after all, the same high-profile job that brings scrutiny also brings the cushion of a generous salary, control over working hours, and a parent with (often) an Oxbridge education.
