This volume "HWF Survey Comparative Report Volume 2" is the second volume of the fourth publication in a series of research reports being produced within the framework of the multinational research project "Households, Work and Flexibility". Individual chapters in the report provide a detailed analysis of the various themes and problems covered by the project divided
according to flexibility and family-work relations on a comparative basis. The countries covered are: three EU-member states (United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Sweden) and five Applicant countries (Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria andRomania). 

Part One: Labour Market Flexibility

Chapter 1:

Socio-economic status and patterns of work flexibility

Chapter 2:

Are the flexible working arrangements across Europe worse that regular employment?

Chapter 3:

How much work flexibility is there in Eastern and Western Europe?

Chapter 4:

Are Swedish workers less flexible than the Dutch and British workers or are the three markets just characterized by different patterns of flexibility?

Chapter 5:

Work and job values in CEE and EU countries

Chapter 6:

An analysis of non-standard employment and working time arrangements in the Czech Republic and Hungary

Chapter 7:

Flexible work and young people’s labour market integration in the process of globalization

Part two: Family-Work Relations

Chapter 8:

Working time, gender and family: an East-West European comparison

Chapter 9:

Working time, flexibility and family life in the UK, the Netherlands and Sweden

Chapter 10:

The work-family balance for couples in Europe A comparative analysis on combination pressure in six European countries

Chapter 11:

Does family friendly policy influence the costs of being flexible?

Chapter 12:

The reconciliation of work and family obligations: A comparison between Austria, the Netherlands and Sweden