Tijdschrift voor Arbeidsvraagstukken - Volume 23, Issue 1, 2007

In de maatschappelijke discussie over verschuivende en (on)gewenste arbeidstijden worden de termen 'zondagsrust' en 'vrije zaterdag' nog wel gebezigd, maar ze lijken uit vervlogen tijden. En wie kent nog de spreekwoorden 'zondagssteek houdt geen week' of iets 'met zaterdagse steken maken'? Beide uitdrukkingen komen erop neer dat men beter niet in het weekend kan werken. Het niet hoeven werken op zaterdag en z Read More

Determinants of career patterns Determinants of career patterns Career patterns are no random phenomena. They are influenced by numerous external factors. Using a typology of career patterns for the period 1992-2000, based on the data of the Belgian Household Panel Study, this article focuses on determinants that can explain the diversity of career patterns on the labour market. The focus in the analysis lies on individu Read More

Workplace bullying in small and medium sized enterprises: Different from large organizations? Workplace bullying in small and medium sized enterprises: Different from large organizations? Many studies investigate which task-, team- and organizational characteristics result in mobbing at work. In this article, we explore the effect of the size of the organization on the development of bullying. Therefore, we compare two qu Read More

An European labour market for top managers? An European labour market for top managers? In this article, we study the extent to which the labour market for top managers in the European Union is internationalizing. Does this small but important labour market segment have an international and open character? Based on data of 2,229 managers in 363 companies in 15 European countries, we conclude that in 20 Read More

Employer commitment Employer commitment This article deals with 'employer commitment' (EC): the commitment an employer has towards its employees. To find out what EC means, we did semi-structured interviews with fire-fighters, metalworkers, and socio-therapists. According to these employee groups, employer commitment has little to do with excellent all-round Human Resource Management (HRM). This means: em Read More

Op het moment dat ik deze column schrijf, lijkt het erop dat in het nieuwe regeerakkoord ingrijpende bezuinigingen op het (centrale) ambtenarenapparaat zullen worden voorgesteld. Hoewel het verleden wat betreft de daadwerkelijke implementatie van dergelijke voornemens een beeld oproept van het spreekwoord 'eerst zien, dan geloven', zou ik op basis van eigen observatie twee suggesties willen doen om negat Read More

Occupational accidents with physical and mental injury in relation with sickness absence Occupational accidents with physical and mental injury in relation with sickness absence The central question in this article is to what extent physical and mental injury due to an occupational accident are related to sickness absence. We analysed a large database with data from 10,075 Dutch employees, that is representative for employee Read More

Saving for prior times. The Dutch life course scheme and the balance between work and care Saving for prior times. The Dutch life course scheme and the balance between work and care This research note focuses on the contribution of the new Dutch life course scheme to the reconciliation of work and private life. It appears that an average worker has to save approximately 3% of their net income, for a period of 9 years, in or Read More

Midden in het debat over de houdbaarheid van de verzorgingsstaat staat het klassieke vraagstuk van de arbeidsparticipatie. Alleen door een hogere arbeidsdeelname (vooral van ouderen) is er in de toekomst nog draagvlak voor collectieve voorzieningen, zo is de gedachtegang. Minister-president Balkenende heeft in dit kader al eens gesproken over het belang van een participatiemaatschappij. Wat in de discussie opvalt, Read More