Governance of EU Labour Law: EU’s Working time directive and its implementation in the Netherlands

In the European discussion on working time and working time arrangements the Netherlands stands out as a special case of part-time work. Part-time work can be seen as an individualized solution to smoothen the trade-off between work and family life. It is this solution of part-time work that has been chosen in the Netherlands. Since decades Dutch national statutory initiatives and CLA arrangements have created protective measures for both full-time and part-time workers, including working time. Therefore the implementation of the Working Time Directive (WTD) only led to minor adjustments in th... Mehr ...