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"This paper examines the legality of designating Sunday as the fixed day of weekly rest, using Germany as a case study while also considering relevant European and international law. It then explores the ongoing debate on the flexibilisation of Sunday work under German working time law, which imposes stricter limits than Article 5 of the European Working Time Directive. The growing push for flexibility – particularly in the context of remote and home-based work – is critically assessed, along with proposed legal reforms at both the German and European levels. The paper concludes by advocating for the retention of Sunday as a fixed rest day, warning against the gradual erosion of workers' health and safety rights under the guise of flexibility. The issue's relevance clearly extends beyond the German legal context."

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"This report examines the main trends and milestones characterising the evolution of the most important aspects of collectively agreed working time in the European Union during the first decade of the 21st century. Drawing primarily on information collected by Eurofound across all EU Member States and Norway, it focuses in particular on five sectors: chemicals, metalworking, banking, retail and public administration. The report describes the institutional regimes of regulation and assesses the evolution of agreed working hours (hours expected to be spent on work according to collective agreements or agreed between employers and employees) and usual working hours (hours usually spent in practice in work activities) between 1999 and 2014. The report points to the tension that exists between the pressure for decreased working hours in favour of a better work–life balance and fewer health problems for workers and the need for working time flexibility to meet the demands of a modern world economy. An executive summary is available - See Related content."

"L'ouverture des magasins le dimanche est un sujet de controverse qui revient périodiquement dans le débat public. Si l'histoire de la lutte syndicale pour le repos dominical est bien connue des historiens, l'origine du débat dans ses termes actuels n'a jamais été étudiée. À la fin des années 1960, l'essor de la grande distribution, et particulièrement des grandes surfaces spécialisées dans l'ameublement, a exacerbé les difficultés d'application de dispositions législatives acceptant un grande nombre de dérogations et d'exceptions. Cet article vise à étudier les différents rôles des organisations professionnelles, ainsi que la position changeante et complexe des pouvoirs publics, notamment des ministères des Finances, du Commerce et du Travail, et de leurs directions, cherchant à juguler l'inflation par une modernisation du commerce et défendant donc une déréglementation du repos dominical dans les commerces."

"According to EIRO's annual analysis of pay trends, average collective agreed nominal pay increases in 2011 did not differ greatly from 2010 in most of the 13 countries with available data. Most variations ranged between 0.1 and 0.4 percentage points, except for Belgium with the highest growth in nominal pay increases, and Portugal and Malta where the biggest reductions took place. In most Member States, the nominal increases agreed for 2011 did not compensate for the rise in prices. The report also examines collectively agreed pay increases in three selected sectors (chemicals, retail and civil service). The civil service sector stands out particularly as one in which a significant number of countries registered pay freezes or cuts. The effects of the recession on wage setting are still being felt throughout the European Union and all the evidence points to the continuation of very modest pay increases, freezes and cuts."

"L'histoire du droit social et l'histoire sociale de manière plus générale sont intimement liées à la réglementation du temps de travail.

Cet ouvrage rassemble les études de spécialistes – issus de milieux aussi différents que la consultance, l'entreprise, l'université, le barreau et la magistrature – qui se sont penchés sur l'évolution de la loi du 16 mars 1971, dite « loi sur le travail », depuis son entrée en vigueur jusqu'à nos jours.

Il comprend une large réflexion thématique, élaborée autour de questions classiques et novatrices, qui illustre le travail mené par l'association des juristes praticiens du droit social.

Des sujets aussi divers que les nombreux aspects de la règlementation de la durée du travail, en ce compris l'impact des évolutions technologiques sur cette notion, y sont notamment abordés.

Ce livre s'adresse à tous les juristes pratiquant le droit social et à toutes les personnes travaillant dans les départements de ressources humaines d'entreprises."