كشفت نتائج استطلاع في ألمانيا أن أكثر من نصف العاملين في البلاد يرغبون في تقليص ساعات عملهم الأسبوعية.
وأظهرت نتائج الاستطلاع الذي أجراه اتحاد النقابات العمالية الألماني «دي جي بي»، أن 53% من الموظفين أعربوا عن رغبتهم في العمل ساعات أقل أسبوعيا.
في المقابل، أعرب 40% ممن شملهم الاستطلاع عن رضاهم عن ساعات عملهم الحالية، في حين أعرب 7% فقط عن رغبتهم في زيادة ساعات عملهم.
وتم إجراء الاستطلاع عبر الهاتف في الفترة بين يناير ومايو الماضيين في إطار مؤشر العمل الجيد التابع لاتحاد «دي جي بي»، وشمل الاستطلاع 4018 عاملا «باستثناء المتدربين».
وأوضح المشاركون في الاستطلاع (63%) أن عملهم لفترة تزيد على الفترة التي يرغبونها يرجع بالدرجة الأولى إلى طبيعة سير العمل. وأتاح منظمو الاستطلاع للمشاركين إعطاء أكثر من إجابة على السؤال.
وقال 60% من المشاركين إن العمل لا يمكن إنجازه بغير ذلك، فيما ذكر 59% أن الأموال لن تكفي إن قلّت ساعات العمل.
ويظهر هنا اختلاف لافت في الرؤية عند الرجال والنساء إذ أشارت 66% من النساء إلى أن الدخل غير الكافي هو السبب الرئيسي للعمل لفترة أطول مما يرغبن، في حين كانت طبيعة سير العمل هي السبب في ذلك من وجهة نظر 66% من الرجال.
زيادة ساعات العمل
أما بين الـ7% الذين أعربوا عن رغبتهم في العمل ساعات أطول، فقد كانت طبيعة سير العمل أيضا هي السبب في ذلك عند غالبيتهم (51%)، والأمر اللافت أن ثاني أكثر الأسباب ذكرا (36%) يرجع إلى رفض رؤسائهم زيادة ساعات العمل.
وقالت رئيسة اتحاد النقابات العمالية ياسمين فهيمي: «المشكلة في تنظيم أوقات العمل لا ترجع إلى قانون العمل، بل غالبا ما ترجع إلى أرباب العمل أنفسهم».
وأضافت: «نعلم أن نحو 2.5 مليون موظف وموظفة يعملون بدوام جزئي يرغبون في العمل ساعات أكثر، لكن المديرين يرفضون ذلك في كثير من الأحيان، كما تشكل طبيعة سير العمل الصارمة عائقا».
ألمانيا: أكثر من 50% من العاملين يرغبون في العمل ساعات أقل
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The results of a survey in Germany revealed that more than half of the workers in the country wish to reduce their weekly working hours.
The survey conducted by the German Trade Union Confederation "DGB" showed that 53% of employees expressed their desire to work fewer hours each week.
In contrast, 40% of those surveyed expressed satisfaction with their current working hours, while only 7% indicated a desire to increase their working hours.
The survey was conducted by phone between January and May of this year as part of the DGB's Good Work Index, and included 4,018 workers "excluding trainees".
Participants in the survey (63%) explained that working longer than they would like is primarily due to the nature of the workflow. The organizers of the survey allowed participants to provide more than one answer to the question.
Sixty percent of participants said that the work cannot be completed otherwise, while 59% mentioned that the money would not be sufficient if working hours were reduced.
There is a notable difference in perspective between men and women, as 66% of women indicated that insufficient income is the main reason for working longer than they wish, while the nature of the workflow was the reason for 66% of men.
Increasing Working Hours
Among the 7% who expressed a desire to work longer hours, the nature of the workflow was also the reason for the majority (51%), and interestingly, the second most mentioned reason (36%) was the refusal of their supervisors to increase working hours.
Yasmin Fahimi, the head of the Trade Union Confederation, stated: "The problem with organizing working hours does not stem from labor laws, but often from the employers themselves."
She added: "We know that about 2.5 million part-time employees wish to work more hours, but managers often refuse this, and the strict nature of the workflow poses an obstacle."
The survey conducted by the German Trade Union Confederation "DGB" showed that 53% of employees expressed their desire to work fewer hours each week.
In contrast, 40% of those surveyed expressed satisfaction with their current working hours, while only 7% indicated a desire to increase their working hours.
The survey was conducted by phone between January and May of this year as part of the DGB's Good Work Index, and included 4,018 workers "excluding trainees".
Participants in the survey (63%) explained that working longer than they would like is primarily due to the nature of the workflow. The organizers of the survey allowed participants to provide more than one answer to the question.
Sixty percent of participants said that the work cannot be completed otherwise, while 59% mentioned that the money would not be sufficient if working hours were reduced.
There is a notable difference in perspective between men and women, as 66% of women indicated that insufficient income is the main reason for working longer than they wish, while the nature of the workflow was the reason for 66% of men.
Increasing Working Hours
Among the 7% who expressed a desire to work longer hours, the nature of the workflow was also the reason for the majority (51%), and interestingly, the second most mentioned reason (36%) was the refusal of their supervisors to increase working hours.
Yasmin Fahimi, the head of the Trade Union Confederation, stated: "The problem with organizing working hours does not stem from labor laws, but often from the employers themselves."
She added: "We know that about 2.5 million part-time employees wish to work more hours, but managers often refuse this, and the strict nature of the workflow poses an obstacle."
