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Negotiating Shorter Working Hours

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  • © 1985

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Authors:
  1. Alastair Evans
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  2. Stephen Palmer
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Part of the book series: Industrial Relations in Practice Series (IRPS)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Changing Trends In Basic Hours And Overtime

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Working Time in Context

      • Alastair Evans, Stephen Palmer
      Pages 3-46

    3. Alternative Patterns of Working Hours

      • Alastair Evans, Stephen Palmer
      Pages 47-66

    4. Overtime Working

      • Alastair Evans, Stephen Palmer
      Pages 67-91

    5. Introducing a Shorter Week for Dayworkers

      • Alastair Evans, Stephen Palmer
      Pages 92-135

  3. Shiftwork and Shorter Working Hours

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-138
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    2. Shiftwork — Making the Decision

      • Alastair Evans, Stephen Palmer
      Pages 139-161

    3. The Costs of Shiftwork

      • Alastair Evans, Stephen Palmer
      Pages 162-180

    4. Shift Systems, Choice and Shorter Working Time

      • Alastair Evans, Stephen Palmer
      Pages 181-209

  4. Postscript: Future Trends in Working Hours

    1. Postscript: Future Trends in Working Hours

      • Alastair Evans, Stephen Palmer
      Pages 210-213

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 214-240
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Negotiating Shorter Working Hours

  • Authors: Alastair Evans, Stephen Palmer

  • Series Title: Industrial Relations in Practice Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07884-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Alastair Evans and Stephen Palmer 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-38858-7Published: 18 June 1985

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-07884-4Published: 18 June 1985

  • Series ISSN: 2947-3659

  • Series E-ISSN: 2947-3667

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 240

  • Topics: Labor Economics

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