These, and other factors related to survey design, can make for difficulties in drawing comparisons, especially when the divergent findings are apparent. However, comparing evidence from different surveys is not unproblematic, since there are often significant differences between them in how working hours are defined (eg whether it is based on actual or usual hours worked, whether it refers to the main job only or includes other jobs, whether it includes time working at home or in travel to and from work, etc.) There may also be differences in how information is collected (eg whether it is based on recall or on detailed work diaries). Surveys are used to collect evidence on patterns of working hours. It also provided case studies of UK firms that were ‘matched’ with similar EU firms (from France, Germany and Sweden) to ‘test-out’ and ‘contextualise’ survey evidence. ![]() This report was based on a review of the research literature and secondary analysis of established social survey series: 1998 Workplace Employee Relations Survey (WERS98) the Labour Force Survey (LFS) including the European Community Labour Force Survey (ECLFS) and the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS). It was commissioned against the background of increasing demands for better work-life balance and new government measures to tackle long hours working most notably the Working Time Regulations (WTR) that came into force on 1 October 1998. Interest in this topic was stimulated by the debate within government, industry and other organisations about the effectiveness of long hours working, particularly with respect to organisational performance and increasing productivity. ![]() The overall aim of this study was to bring together research that looked at working time patterns in the UK and made comparisons with the EU and other developed countries, with a view to explaining why the UK workforce had some of the longest working hours in Europe. ![]() Report summary: Working Long Hours: a Review of the Evidence, Volume 1 – Main Report
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