Completed project

Obstacles and opportunities for implementing flexible working arrangements in the Czech Republic

Project duration: 
2011 - 2012

The aim of the research project is to analyze all types of factors influencing the implementation of flexible working arrangements in the Czech Republic. In the analysis we research the flexible working arrangements in the international comparative perspective. We have chosen 5 European countries (France, Netherlands, Slovenia, Denmark and Sweden) with long lasting tradition of part time employment to analyze their specific experience and the relevant policy measures. Consequently we aim to compare the typical features of part-time employment and flexible working policies in the selected countries with the specific situation in the Czech Republic. On the basis of the findings, we will propose policy measures which would lead to better availability of the flexible working arrangements, above all part-time work, same as better conditions for the ones in flexible contracts, in the Czech Republic.

Topics: 
gender
work
parenting
Grant agency: 
Government ministry project
Department: 

Project publications (total 2, displaying 1 - 2)

Hašková, H. a Uhde, Z. (eds)., Dudová, R., Křížkov, A., Leontiyeva, Y., Maříková, H., Pulkrábková, K., Vohlídalová, M., Vojtková, M.
Topic:
gender
Department:
Czech Social Science Data Archive
Type of publication:
Other publication
Vohlídalová, Marta, Formánková, Lenka

The findings reveal the ambivalent nature of part-time work in the Czech Republic. On one hand, part-time contracts are used in terms of positive flexibility – as a tool for women to combine working life with care for small children. On the other hand, the results show, that part-time work is predominant among groups marginalized in the labour and these jobs are therefore associated with lower level of security and higher risk of poverty.
 

Topic:
gender, wages and incomes, work
Department:
Gender & sociologie
Type of publication:
Peer-reviewed journal article