Changes of working hours and job mobility: the effect of Dutch legislation

Abstract

Existing American and British research point to the existence of hours constraints on the labour market. Not all employees’ preferences with respect to the length of the working week seem to be fulfilled and changes in the number of working hours often coincide with job mobility. Using Dutch panel data, we find that this is also the case for the Dutch labour market, despite its large working time flexibility. We test whether or not Dutch legislation providing employees with the right to adjust working hours within their own job has reduced the correlation between hours changes and job mobility. We find no evidence suggesting that this is indeed the case. We conclude that such legislation is ineffective is removing hours constraints.

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