3 EU労働法政策における労働時間と生活時間 : 日本へのインプリケーション(I 共通論題=労働・生活時間の構造変化から見る社会政策)

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Since the EEC was established in 1958, a European law policy on work time has been developed to reflect a growing awareness of current social issues, such as social dumping, the sharing of work, health and safety in the workplace, and reconciliation between work time and family life. Since the 1990s, business-friendly flexibility in terms of work time has been stressed and the easing of work time regulations pursued. Conversely, family-friendly flexibility regarding work time has become an urgent need. Thus, 'flexibility' has become a keyword with a double meaning. A new perspective on organizing time over work life is now emerging. Traditional labour law policy based on a model of full-time male workers is being compelled to change in order to account for the growing numbers of women joining the workforce and part-time workers.