Has the Quality of Work Improved in the EU-15 between 1995 and 2005 ?

Nathalie Greenan (1, 2) , Ekaterina Kalugina (1, 2, 3) , Emmanuelle Walkowiak (1, 2, 4)

1 TEPP - Travail, Emploi et Politiques Publiques
2 CEE - Centre d'études de l'emploi
3 EPEE - Centre d'Etudes des Politiques Economiques
4 ERUDITE - Equipe de Recherche sur l’Utilisation des Données Individuelles en lien avec la Théorie Economique

This paper provides a mapping of quality of work and measures its evolution between 1995 and 2005 by using European Working Conditions Surveys. With a multilevel modelling, we assess the sensitivity of observed trends to "composition effects" and "country effects". Results suggest a decreasing trend in the quality of work: working conditions have deteriorated, while work has become more intense and less complex. In Germany and Italy all indicators have worsened while other European countries have more mixed results.

Mots clés: quality of work; working conditions; work intensity; work complexity; European comparison; multilevel modelling

Domaines: Economies et finances

Nathalie Greenan, Ekaterina Kalugina, Emmanuelle Walkowiak. Has the Quality of Work Improved in the EU-15 between 1995 and 2005 ?. 2012. ⟨halshs-00856209⟩