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WOTAM is a Horizon Europe project developing evidence and practical tools to help policy makers, employers, trade unions and other stakeholders assess when, where and how working-time reduction could work.

Our mission is to help Europe make more informed, inclusive and context-sensitive decisions about working-time reduction.

The challenge

Working-time reduction has the potential to reshape how people work, live and participate in the labour market.

Yet decision makers lack the practical evidence and tools needed to judge whether a reduced-hours arrangement is likely to work in a particular workplace, sector or region.

Bringing every perspective to the table

We bring together researchers, policy makers, employers, trade unions, professional associations and employees to understand what makes working-time reduction feasible in different sectors, organisations and regions.

The many factors behind working-time decisions

We will analyse the conditions that can enable or hinder change, including productivity, well-being, work organisation, skills, gender equality, policy settings and the different views held by stakeholders.

What we are delivering

Through new research, a European survey, an Acceptance Model and a practical toolkit, WOTAM will provide evidence and practical guidance to support constructive dialogue and tailored approaches to working-time reduction across Europe.

Understanding the context

Two frameworks showing the societal and organisational forces that can enable or hinder working-time reduction.