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Working time and work organization



The subject of working time has been central to the work of the ILO since its inception, when it adopted the first of many international labour standards, the Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919 (No.1). Some of the major challenges in this area remain those which have been important since the dawn of the industrial age: excessive hours of work and the need to protect workers’ health and safety by limiting working hours and providing adequate periods for rest and recuperation, including weekly rest and paid annual leave - which are enshrined in international labour standards. more...

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Working Time and Work-Life Balance Around the World
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Report

Working Time and Work-Life Balance Around the World

Practical Guide on Teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
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Practical Guide

Practical Guide on Teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Guide to developing balanced working time arrangements
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Guide

Guide to developing balanced working time arrangements

Work-sharing

Work Sharing during the Great Recession New Developments and Beyond

Work Sharing during the Great Recession New Developments and Beyond

Work sharing: a strategy to preserve jobs during the global jobs crisis.

Policy Brief

Work sharing: a strategy to preserve jobs during the global jobs crisis.

New developments in work sharing in middle-income countries.

Policy Brief

New developments in work sharing in middle-income countries.

Publications

Regulation of working times, driving times and rest periods for commercial vehicle drivers: a comparative study

Regulation of working times, driving times and rest periods for commercial vehicle drivers: a comparative study

World Employment and Social Outlook 2023: The value of essential work

World Employment and Social Outlook 2023: The value of essential work

World Employment and Social Outlook 2023: The value of essential work [Summary]

Executive Summary

World Employment and Social Outlook 2023: The value of essential work [Summary]

Featured

Working time and work-life balance around the world

Working time and work-life balance around the world

Healthy and safe telework: technical brief

Healthy and safe telework: technical brief

Practical Guide on Teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Practical Guide on Teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Telework in the 21st century: An evolutionary perspective

Telework in the 21st century: An evolutionary perspective

Guide to developing balanced working time arrangements

Guide to developing balanced working time arrangements

Overtime work: A review of literature and initial empirical analysis

Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 104

Overtime work: A review of literature and initial empirical analysis

Working anytime, anywhere: The effects on the world of work

Working anytime, anywhere: The effects on the world of work

Decent working time: Balancing workers' needs with business requirements.

Decent working time: Balancing workers' needs with business requirements.

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International labour standards on working time

International labour standards on working time

5 Things to know for effective teleworking

5 Things to know for effective teleworking

Working Conditions Laws Database

Working Conditions Laws Database

News and articles

ILO Helpdesk: Business and working time
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ILO Helpdesk: Business and working time

ILO Helpdesk: Tools and resources for business on working time
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ILO Helpdesk: Tools and resources for business on working time

Contact info

For additional information on the ILO's working time and work organization topic please contact the Inclusive Labour Markets, Labour Relations and Working Conditions Branch at inwork@ilo.org