Economic Aspects of Working Time Flexibility in Slovakia
Economic Aspects of Working Time Flexibility in Slovakia

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the results of the research held on flexibilization of labour and promoting reconciliation of work and family life in Slovakia. Data collection was done by questionnaire survey on a sample of over 400 respondents (parents of minor children) in the Central Slovakia (Banska Bystrica region). Data were analysed by data mining methods (frequency and cross tables, decision trees) in SPSS. We tested the dependence of responses to questions about flexibility of working time and contractual arrangement from economic indicator of work (occupational), sector of economic activity, ownership (public and private owned companies) and their impact on working conditions. The aim of the paper is to identify critical factors of influence on working time organization from the first named group of factors of influence (work, production process organization, sector of economic activity and occupation specifications) with intention to support implementation of positive working time flexibility in Slovakia and another post- socialist countries of Central and Eastern Europe facing problems in this area.

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