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Entgrenzte Flexibilität im Homeoffice: Neuordnungen der alltäglichen Arbeitspraxis, der Geschlechterarrangements und der Betriebsratsarbeit in der Corona-Krise

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  • Carstensen Tanja

    (Verbund „Sorgetransformationen“, Universität Hamburg, WiSo-Fakultät, Fachbereich Sozialökonomie, Welckerstraße 8, 20354Hamburg, Deutschland)

  • Krause Christoph

    (Hochschule der Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Wismarsche Str. 405, 19055Schwerin, Deutschland)

  • Matuschek Ingo

    (Hochschule der Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Wismarsche Str. 405, 19055Schwerin, Deutschland)

  • Kleemann Frank

    (Universität Duisburg-Essen, Institut für Soziologie, Lotharstr. 65, 47057Duisburg, Deutschland)

  • Mierich Sandra

    (Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Georg-Glock-Straße 18, 40474Düsseldorf, Deutschland)

Abstract

This paper examines the situation of employees and works councils while working from home beyond and in the Corona crisis. It addresses the question of the extent to which the switch to working from home can be interpreted as an extension of the specific character of flexibilized work, and what the consequences are. The analysis is based on 47 interviews that have been conducted since January 2020 as part of ten company case studies in the chemical/pharmaceutical, metal/electrical, and food industries and in the services sector. The empirical findings point in particular to challenges in three areas: everyday working practice and collegiality; gender arrangements; and the practice of works councils. In the beginning, the article outlines the existing practice of regulating flexible work and working time; subsequently the empirical findings on the three topics mentioned are presented. Finally, the article discusses the new character of working as “de-bounded flexibility”.

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  • Carstensen Tanja & Krause Christoph & Matuschek Ingo & Kleemann Frank & Mierich Sandra, 2022. "Entgrenzte Flexibilität im Homeoffice: Neuordnungen der alltäglichen Arbeitspraxis, der Geschlechterarrangements und der Betriebsratsarbeit in der Corona-Krise," Arbeit, De Gruyter, vol. 31(1-2), pages 195-213, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:arbeit:v:31:y:2022:i:1-2:p:195-213:n:12
    DOI: 10.1515/arbeit-2022-0011
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