[Sigia-l] Questionnaire about the work habits of technical communicators

[Boniface Lau]

> From: Melanie G. Doulton
> 
> Yeah. You might also find this article interesting:
> 
> Shorter working hours don't harm EU competitiveness, says MIT 
> professor
> http://www.euractiv.com/cgi-bin/cgint.exe/1920272-506?204&OIDN
> =1507925&home=home

You may want to read the July/8 Wall Street Journal article:

http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB108924985484258191,00.html

"U.S. Wealth Tied More to Work Than Productivity, Report Says"

WSJ> Last year, 71% of the working-age population in the U.S. had
WSJ> jobs, compared with an OECD average of 65%.
[...]
WSJ> Other countries are trying to close the work gap with the U.S. to
WSJ> make themselves more competitive and confront a demographic
WSJ> problem. Last month, German industrial giant Siemens AG reached a
WSJ> landmark agreement with unions to extend hours at two German
WSJ> plants and cut benefits without raising wages.


Boniface