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Access to flexible work arrangements, working-time fit and job satisfaction

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  • D.S. Possenriede
  • J. Plantenga

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This article analyses the effects of access to flexible work arrangements, namely flexi-time, telehomework and part-time work, on employees’ satisfaction with the fit between paid work and private life and their overall job satisfaction. Having access to flexible work arrangements gives employees more control over their working life and thereby improves on the match between paid work and private life. Based on unique cross-sectional survey data collected among more than 20.000 Dutch public sector employees the results show that access to flexible work arrangements, especially flexi-time, is associated with sizeable increases in satisfaction with working-time fit and overall job satisfaction. Somewhat surprisingly, the effects hardly differ between male and female employees and between employees with and without children. Flexible work arrangements apparently appeal not only to employees with family responsibilities but more general to all employees.

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  • D.S. Possenriede & J. Plantenga, 2011. "Access to flexible work arrangements, working-time fit and job satisfaction," Working Papers 11-22, Utrecht School of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:use:tkiwps:1122
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    1. Mihail Busu & Attila Gyorgy, 2020. "Modelling the Impact of Heavy Work Investments on Employee’s Satisfaction," The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 22(Special 1), pages 1068-1068, November.
    2. Irram Shahzadi & Saira Rafiq & Umair Ali, 2022. "Investigating the Influence of Flexible Work Arrangements on Work-Life Balance in South Asian Gig Workers: Does Ryff's Six-Factor model of Psychological Well-being Moderates?," iRASD Journal of Management, International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD), vol. 4(2), pages 316-329, june.

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