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Long day for few hours: impact of working time fragmentation on low wages in France
Author(s) :
Devetter, Francois-Xavier [Auteur]
Centre Lillois d'Études et de Recherches Sociologiques et Économiques (CLERSE) - UMR 8019
Valentin, Julie [Auteur]
Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne [CES]
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne [UP1]

Centre Lillois d'Études et de Recherches Sociologiques et Économiques (CLERSE) - UMR 8019
Valentin, Julie [Auteur]
Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne [CES]
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne [UP1]
Journal title :
Cambridge Journal of Economics
Publisher :
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication date :
2023-11-30
Article status :
Publié
HAL domain(s) :
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Sociologie
English abstract : [en]
Since the 1980s, working hours have tended to become more diverse and flexible. These developments impact not only the possibilities of synchronising social time but also pay levels. Duration indicators become less relevant, ...
Show more >Since the 1980s, working hours have tended to become more diverse and flexible. These developments impact not only the possibilities of synchronising social time but also pay levels. Duration indicators become less relevant, since they disconnect the time worked and paid from the impact of the work on employees’ lives. The objective of this paper is to analyse the effects of this disconnection by measuring the fragmentation of the working day. We propose an indicator of ‘density of daily working time’ which links two specific durations (the extent of the working day and the average daily duration of working). This indicator shows that a low density of the working day makes it possible to circumvent the minimum wage principle, particularly in the case of lower-skilled service occupations. These results raise questions about how working time is measured and about its regulation.Show less >
Show more >Since the 1980s, working hours have tended to become more diverse and flexible. These developments impact not only the possibilities of synchronising social time but also pay levels. Duration indicators become less relevant, since they disconnect the time worked and paid from the impact of the work on employees’ lives. The objective of this paper is to analyse the effects of this disconnection by measuring the fragmentation of the working day. We propose an indicator of ‘density of daily working time’ which links two specific durations (the extent of the working day and the average daily duration of working). This indicator shows that a low density of the working day makes it possible to circumvent the minimum wage principle, particularly in the case of lower-skilled service occupations. These results raise questions about how working time is measured and about its regulation.Show less >
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Anglais
Peer reviewed article :
Oui
Audience :
Internationale
Popular science :
Non
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Université de Lille
CNRS
Univ. Littoral Côte d’Opale
CNRS
Univ. Littoral Côte d’Opale
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