Employment Factors Associated With Long Working Hours in France

• Main Authors: Isabelle Niedhammer (Author), Elodie Pineau (Author), Sandrine Bertrais (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 2093-7911; 10.1016/j.shaw.2023.09.003
• Keywords: Employees; Gender; Long working hours; Occupation; Sector; Work contract; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270
• Source: Safety and Health at Work, Vol 14, Iss 4, Pp 483-487 (2023)

The objectives of the study were to explore the employment factors associated with long working hours, known as a risk factor for various health outcomes. The study relied on the national representative data of the 2013 French working conditions survey and a study sample of 23,378 full-time employees. Long working hours were defined by the threshold of 48 hours a week following the European Working Time Directive. The prevalence of long working hours was higher among men (13.5%) than among women (8.5%). Employees of the private sector, with permanent work contract, in small companies, and men in the services had a higher prevalence of exposure. This prevalence increased with educational and occupational levels. Our findings may help decision-makers to define preventive strategies. More research is needed to improve our knowledge of the employment factors associated with long working hours, as there may be strong differences between countries.