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Jens Thoemmes

Sociologist & Research Professor

Sociology of work and employment, working time regulation, labour mobility, and social regulation theory. Comparative research on telework, collective bargaining, and the future of work across France, Germany, Europe, and Malaysia.

Research fields: working time, social times, temporalities, remote work, work organization, and posted work.

CNRS Senior Researcher CERTOP - Université Toulouse II CFW - Taylor's University Malaysia

Selected Publications

Research outputs and contributions (1995-2026)

76 publications on working time accounts, telework, posted workers, social regulation theory, temporalities, and comparative industrial relations in France, Germany, China, Malaysia, and Europe. Topics include collective bargaining, labour mobility, and the future of work.

7
Books
23
Book Chapters
40
Journal Articles
3
Conference Papers
2
Reports
1
Preprints
76
Total Publications

Research Themes

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Time Autonomy & Work Organization

Investigating flexible working arrangements, working time accounts, working time regulation, work-life balance, and the four-day week across different cultural contexts.

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Labor Mobility & Posted Workers

Studying labour migration, transnational labour mobility, and posted workers in the EU labour market, particularly in the construction sector.

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Remote Work & Digital Transformation

Analyzing telework and hybrid work negotiations, COVID-19 pandemic impacts on work patterns, collective agreements, and occupational health and safety.

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Industrial Relations

Comparative studies of collective bargaining, trade unions, company-level negotiations, and employment relations in France and Germany.

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Social Regulation Theory

Developing Jean-Daniel Reynaud's theory of autonomous versus control regulation in organizational and employment contexts.

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Temporalities & Social Sciences

Examining social times, temporal norms, work temporalities, and methodological approaches to studying time in society.

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Future of Work

Exploring platform work, gig work, digitalization, AI and automation impacts, and evolving social regulations of precarious employment.

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