The Impact of Collective Agreements on Working Time in Denmark

Abstract

This article examines the impact of collective agreements on the working time patterns of private‐sector employees in Denmark. The expected effect would be a reduction in working hours and overtime and an increase in overtime compensation. On the basis of an individual‐level survey of 1720 employees, it is shown that there is a clear union impact on working time behaviour, but that it varies by subject area. While in some areas there is a near total spillover of rules from collective agreements (the collective agreement has become a social norm), in others there is a clear ‘union mark‐down’, and in still others collective agreements seem to make no impact at all.

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