In complementary ways, it also provides flexibility in working hours and conditions.
The introduction of the directive neatly coincides with the start of the reduction in working hours.
If it is responsible for the reduction in working hours, the decline may not be over.
But this was responsible for only about a quarter of the reduction in working hours.
That makes a cut in working hours much harder to absorb.
Another analysis found the decline in working hours in Europe was mostly because of tight labor market regulations, not taxes.
Stick to your contract, put down boundaries and in working hours work and out of hours don't.
A reduction in working hours, also an unorthodox environmental policy, has been linked to improvements in environmental health.
Working with India, Singapore, Europe and US has taught us the importance of regular check-in meetings and flexibility in working hours.
In the short term, if reductions in working hours save jobs, that's clearly a good thing.
A second factor was the decline in working hours, which meant that more persons (e.g., nurses) were needed in order to staff 24-hour services.
