Table 1 List of activities for planned time use.

From: Unravelling motives and time use of additional leave in a flexible benefits plan: a mixed-methods case study in Belgium

1

Second job next to my main job (e.g., secondary occupation, flexi-job, platform job)a

2

Volunteering

3

Childcare and parenting

4

Other informal care (e.g., parents, partner, grandchildren)

5

Education (e.g., further education, courses)

6

Household chores

7

Sleeping and resting (including relaxation and doing nothing)

8

Hobbies (including sports, games, recreation)

9

Media (TV, music, reading, internet)

10

Entertainment and culture

11

Spending time with my core family (partner and/or children)

12

Social participation with friends and family (including community life and going out)

13

Trips inland or at less than 200 km from my home

14

Travelling within Europe at more than 200 km from my home

15

Travelling outside of Europe

16

Going to a restaurant

17

Consuming takeaway meals (either picked up or delivered at home)

18

Cooking meals at home

  1. For each activity, respondents have to indicate to what extent they are likely to spend more, less, or about the same amount of time on it, taking into account the additional non-working time created by the choice for additional leave. Items are measured using a 5-point Likert scale with the following response options: “significantly less time” (1), “less time”, “about the same amount of time”, “more time” and “significantly more time” (5). Respondents are asked to indicate the neutral response option “about the same amount of time” in case the activity does not apply to them.
  2. a“Secondary occupation” refers to an employee who engages in independent or self-employed activities outside of regular working hours, in addition to their main occupation as an employee (in paid employment). “Flexi-job” is a flexible form of part-time employment introduced by the Belgian government, where employees can take on an additional job next to their main job under favourable conditions, i.e., reduced or omitted tax payments for both employee and employer.
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