EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND PATTERNS OF WORK IN EC COUNTRIES

I . Statistical indicators for employment regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A . B . The legal bases of employment regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C . Individual dismissals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D . Fixed-term and temporary work agency (TVVA) work . . . . . . . . . . E . Working time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F . Part-time work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I I . Work patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A . Self-employment and temporary and part-time work . . . . . . . . . . B . VVorking hours and flexible working practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 . Cross-country correlations between regulation indicators and patternsofwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV . Employment regulation and employer and employee dissatisfaction V . Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .