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Regulation of working time in SMEs of the information and communication technology sector in France
Author(s) -
Dupré Michèle,
Lallement Michel
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
new technology, work and employment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.889
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1468-005X
pISSN - 0268-1072
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-005x.2007.00184.x
Subject(s) - negotiation , business , information and communications technology , presentation (obstetrics) , working time , secondary sector of the economy , information technology , industrial organization , public relations , knowledge management , work (physics) , engineering , political science , economy , economics , computer science , law , radiology , medicine , mechanical engineering
This paper focuses on the impact of the French working‐time reduction law on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the information and communication technology sector. After a presentation of the main features of this sector, made up of a wide range of SMEs, the paper aims at describing how the actors have negotiated the application of the new legal framework at sector and company levels. The new working‐time regulation outlines the status of high‐skilled employees (cadres) as a very important conflict and negotiation subject.