Preliminary communication
https://doi.org/10.22598/iele.2025.12.1.4
BALANCING EMPLOYER AND WORKER INTERESTS IN ORGANISING WORKING TIME WITHIN THE ENTERPRISE: FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SLOVENIAN AND EU LABOUR LAW
Luka Tičar
orcid.org/0000-0001-5793-6270
; Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Abstract
The objective of this article is to emphasise the complexity of organising working time at the company level in light of the new work-life balance (WLB) concept. The author aims to highlight the significance of both European and national legislations, as well as autonomous legal sources that regulate working time, and their practical application, which is in employers’ domain. Employers are responsible for transposing the specific characteristics of their work processes into the organisation of working time. Today, such organisation is fundamentally marked by a qualitative approach, meaning employers must also consider the interests of employees. In modern labour law, workers have the right to achieve a balance between private and professional life, with the concept of private life extending beyond the family and its associated obligations.
Keywords
organisation of working time; work-life balance (WLB); flexible working arrangements; remote work; workers with family responsibilities
Hrčak ID:
332615
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Publication date:
24.6.2025.
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