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Demographic characteristics of employees in workplaces with atypical work organization and non-standard working hours in Croatia

The need to create new jobs to respond to growing demand in the context of global economic development is changing the world of work. The labor market is increasingly characterized by flexible, atypical forms of labor organization. In the context of conventional definitions of standard workplace and working time, established in the work practice of the 20th century, we analyze forms of work that can still be considered atypical organization of work given its representation in the total employed population. Much emphasis in previous research on the organization of work and working time has been placed on social acceptability from the perspective of the organization of work and private (family) life. Research on this issue in Croatia is scarce and this paper is therefore of an exploratory nature. The research is based on the Labor Force Survey at the individual level (microdata). Data from the Labor Force Survey allow us to research some of the forms of work and working hours, primarily weekend work, night work and work from home. The aim of this paper is to explore the demographic characteristics of respondents who participate in any of these work schemes and schedules. The main findings of the paper are: Employees who always work on Sundays are dominated by workers over the age of 40, with a relatively higher proportion of women ; part-time work in Croatia is poorly represented among employees ; the presence of part time work among employees is the result of a lack of full time jobs rather than the flexibility of employers ; significantly higher prevalence of night work in men, which increases with age. The paper indicated some characteristics of the labor market that would be useful to include in the development strategies of economic and family policy in Croatia.

demography, atypical work, non-standard work schedule, labor force survey

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