Redukcja regulacji czasu pracy jako kierunek zmian w sferze instytucjonalnej rynku pracy
Reduction of Working Time Regulations as a Tendency in Institutional Sphere of the Labor Market

Summary/Abstract: The paper aims to examine the extent of reduction in current working time regulations across theworld as a potential source of increasing the elasticity of the labor market. It provides the argumentssupporting the thesis which states that working time regulations actually serve as a mean to makethe labor market more flexible. Moreover, the partial hypothesis about the correlation between thedegree of freedom given to the employers in determining the working time of their employeesand average time spent at work per year was verified. The correlation transpired to be quite low,which implies that reduction in working time regulations does not have to result in increase ofhours spent at work but rather acts as a mechanism for the amortization of any economic shocksenterprises are exposed to.

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