Impact of flexible working hours on well-being

Flexible working hours are the hot topic for experts in business and science. This is evident in the media, health research and psychology. There are many factors that explain this current interest. The so-called digital revolution offers new opportunities for organising work, as employees are not necessarily tied to their workplace but can also work in other locations. Due to globalisation, companies must operate around the clock. Demographic change is leading to older employees and a shortage of young skilled workers. Flexible working time models are a common solution to meet these new requirements. The aim of this book is to explore the question of how flexible working hours affect the well-being of employees. The phenomenon of well-being was divided into the categories of mental and physical well-being. To this end, 30 studies were examined, which provide results on the core topics of job satisfaction, work-life balance and organisational commitment, as well as physical health.