Labour Market Flexibility And Individual Careers

Author : Simone R. Kirpal
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789400702349

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With labour markets across the world and even in social democratic Europe in a state of unprecedented flux, this exhaustive study addresses the problem of how to balance job market demands, personal career interests and private life becomes a central issue for millions of employees. So how do modern work and employment arrangements restructure individual careers and what is required of individuals in order to manage career transitions successfully over time? This is one of very few in-depth empirical studies to analyze how labour market trends, organisational change and the subjective work orientations of individuals interact. The author’s detailed assessment is based on a comparison of the structural contexts, work orientations and employment histories of nurses and ICT technicians in Germany and the UK. These two core service occupations, as well as the national contexts of the two European nations, have quite different working environments and vocational traditions. Nursing is an institutionalized semi-profession with clear criteria of qualification and career continuity, while information and communication technology (ICT) is a new, evolving field with varied skill backgrounds and high job mobility. To arrive at an understanding of how individual career trajectories are changing, this book closely examines the interplay of labour market demands, employees’ work and career orientations and the development of their skills. It records the ways in which employees adapt to increased labour market flexibility, which, on the one hand, induces discontinuities of careers, employment and work, and on the other, generates new skill requirements and learning expectations, as well as unforeseen opportunities.

Author : Simone R. Kirpal
Publisher : Springer
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9400702353

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Labour-Market Flexibility and Individual Careers by Simone R. Kirpal Pdf

With labour markets across the world and even in social democratic Europe in a state of unprecedented flux, this exhaustive study addresses the problem of how to balance job market demands, personal career interests and private life becomes a central issue for millions of employees. So how do modern work and employment arrangements restructure individual careers and what is required of individuals in order to manage career transitions successfully over time? This is one of very few in-depth empirical studies to analyze how labour market trends, organisational change and the subjective work orientations of individuals interact. The author’s detailed assessment is based on a comparison of the structural contexts, work orientations and employment histories of nurses and ICT technicians in Germany and the UK. These two core service occupations, as well as the national contexts of the two European nations, have quite different working environments and vocational traditions. Nursing is an institutionalized semi-profession with clear criteria of qualification and career continuity, while information and communication technology (ICT) is a new, evolving field with varied skill backgrounds and high job mobility. To arrive at an understanding of how individual career trajectories are changing, this book closely examines the interplay of labour market demands, employees’ work and career orientations and the development of their skills. It records the ways in which employees adapt to increased labour market flexibility, which, on the one hand, induces discontinuities of careers, employment and work, and on the other, generates new skill requirements and learning expectations, as well as unforeseen opportunities.

Author : Shirley Dex,Andrew McCulloch
Publisher : Springer
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349143337

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Flexible Employment by Shirley Dex,Andrew McCulloch Pdf

Many employed men and women now hold self-employed, part-time or temporary jobs. Such jobs have been increasing since the 1970s. This book examines the implications for employers, individuals and households of this development. The lack of fringe benefits, job security and employment rights for these flexible jobs are described as well as the effects on the mental health of individuals. The view that flexible jobs are necessary for an efficient economy is questioned. Britain is relatively unique in Europe in promoting low-quality flexible jobs which fail to use the skills of its workforce.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Labor market
ISBN : STANFORD:36105008877859

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Labour Market Flexibility by Anonim Pdf

Discusses five major topics: the meaning of the term "flexibility", the various forms which it takes in practice, its short-and long-term implications, the diverse forms it may assume in different national contexts, and finally its effectiveness as an instrument of economic and employment policy

Author : R. J. A. Muffels
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781781007693

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Flexibility and employment security in Europe by R. J. A. Muffels Pdf

This title presents carefully selected articles that are at the ultimate forefront of professional studies on 'transitional labour markets' and 'flexicurity'.

Author : Wieteke Conen,Joop Schippers
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781788115032

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Self-Employment as Precarious Work by Wieteke Conen,Joop Schippers Pdf

Since the 1970s the long term decline in self-employment has slowed – and even reversed in some countries – and the prospect of ‘being your own boss’ is increasingly topical in the discourse of both the general public and within academia. Traditionally, self-employment has been associated with independent entrepreneurship, but increasingly it has become a form of precarious work. This book utilises evidence-based information to address both the current and future challenges of this trend as the nature of self-employment changes, as well as to demonstrate where, when and why self-employment has emerged as precarious work in Europe.

Author : Maarten van Ham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Labor market
ISBN : CORNELL:31924092385222

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Job Access, Workplace Mobility, and Occupational Achievement by Maarten van Ham Pdf

Author : Jane E. Ferrie
Publisher : WHO Regional Office Europe
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789289013451

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Labour Market Changes and Job Insecurity by Jane E. Ferrie Pdf

This work is the result of a symposium focusing on the anxieties that arise from changes in the world of work in Europe. The book seeks to draw attention to the changing nature of work, trends in labour market policies and the increase in job insecurity, which creates chronic unemployment.

Author : S. Bazen,C. Lucifora,W. Salverda
Publisher : Springer
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2005-08-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230378643

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Job Quality and Employer Behaviour by S. Bazen,C. Lucifora,W. Salverda Pdf

This book takes a fresh look at the issue of job quality, analyzing employer behaviour and discussing the agenda for policy intervention. Between 1997 and 2002, more than twelve million new jobs were created in the European Union and labour market participation increased by more than eight million. Whilst a good deal of these new jobs have been created in high-tech and/or knowledge-intensive sectors providing workers with decent pay, job security, training and career development prospects, a significant share of jobs, particularly in labour-intensive service sector industries fail to do so. This volume provides new perspectives on this highly debated and policy relevant issue.

Author : Tommy Isidorsson,Julia Kubisa
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351358521

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Job Quality in an Era of Flexibility by Tommy Isidorsson,Julia Kubisa Pdf

This is the era of flexibility. Under constant pressure to be adaptable, organizations increasingly adopt employment practices such as zero-hours contracts, the casualization of the workforce and the use of temporary and agency labour. These flexible practices are central to debates about the changing nature of job quality and its causes, trends and consequences. Arguing that job quality is central to understanding contemporary work, this book explores the internal and external pressures for flexibility in workplaces, professions and sectors and how this pressure shapes workers’ experiences of job quality. By studying job quality dynamics via case studies from organizations and occupations in the UK, Poland, Belgium and Sweden, the volumes illustrates the diversity of practices and experiences, as well as market pressures and institutional arrangements which effect working lives. Finally, the editors propose a policy debate on the new concept "flexiquality" - a combination of flexibility and job quality that can be beneficial for both management and workers.

Author : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ; [Washington, D.C. : OECD Publications and Information Centre
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041025367

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Labour Market Flexibility by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Pdf

Since the mid-1980s, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has carried out a number of studies on the issues of labor market flexibility under the supervision of the Manpower and Social Affairs Committee and its Working Party on Industrial Relations. While much of the previous work focused on the external forms of labor market flexibility, this volume's major focus is on trends in labor flexibility at the enterprise level. The volume consists of three separate articles that present detailed information on the current state of internal labor market flexibility and worker participation in OECD member countries (Sweden, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom). The titles of the articles are: "Labour Flexibility in Enterprises: A Comparison of Firms in Four European Countries" (Bernard Brunhes); "National Experiences in Labor Market Flexibility" (Jacques Rojot); and "Worker Participation in Technological Change" (Wolfram Wassermann). (DB)

Author : Peter Andrew Reilly
Publisher : Gower Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0566082594

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Flexibility at Work by Peter Andrew Reilly Pdf

Flexibility at Work shows you how to obtain the business benefits of flexibility whilst addressing the needs of both employer and employee. Peter Reilly breaks down flexibility into five different types, from functional through to financial. He introduces a model of how mutual flexibility might be developed and the preconditions necessary to make it successful. Along the way he cites much evidence of how employers are introducing alternative working arrangements that provide benefits to both parties.Flexibility can reduce costs, improve quality and service, increase productivity, hedge against change, and meet supply needs.

Author : Lissenburgh, Stephen,Smeaton, Deborah
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2003-03-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781861344755

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Employment Transitions of Older Workers by Lissenburgh, Stephen,Smeaton, Deborah Pdf

The experience of an abrupt and often premature departure from work can leave individuals feeling disoriented and can prevent their valuable economic potential from being tapped. This report, published in association with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, explores the possibilities of more flexible forms of work that bridge the gap between a steady career job and retirement. It examines such jobs in the wider context of the types of transition that are being made by people retiring early and makes recommendations for future retirement policy in the UK.

Author : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Secretariat
Publisher : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ; [Washington, D.C. : OECD Publications and Information Centre
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040499233

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Flexibility in the Labour Market by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Secretariat Pdf

Report on four issues raised by the current debate on labour market flexibility: labour costs, external and internal labour market mobility, and concealed employment. Examines the argument that high labour costs and wage inflexibility have priced workers out of the labour market, concluding that while wages are important in explaining unemployment, other factors are also significant. Discusses external labour market mobility (job mobility, geographic mobility and occupational change) as a means of adjusting to structural change, but finds that the link between mobility trends and labour market efficiency is difficult to ascertain. Looks at enterprise level flexibility, covering numerical and functional flexibility of the work force, and, finally, considers the phenomenon of concealed employment as a perverse form of labour market flexibility.

Author : Muneto Ozaki
Publisher : International Labour Organization
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9221108651

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Negotiating Flexibility by Muneto Ozaki Pdf

This timely volume discusses the extent to which the labor market is becoming more flexible in response to competitive pressures and examines the pivotal roles of collective bargaining in introducing this flexibility.Providing detailed information from 22 country studies, the book covers industrialized and developing nations across Western Europe, North and South America, and Asia. It analyzes the extent of flexibility introduced in these labor markets, as well as the changing role of the state in industrial relations, and the positions of employers and trade unions on labor market flexibility. This comprehensive study reviews the move toward flexibility in four principal areas: contracts of employment, pay, working time, and work organization.While closely examining the means of achieving greater labor market flexibility, this highly topical book addresses the various ways in which flexibility has been introduced, including through legislative action, collective bargaining, individual contracts of employment, and unilateral employer decisions. The findings in this book reveal that collective bargaining is the most effective means of introducing flexibility, as it engages both employers and workers in the process of change.In addition, the volume examines the outcomes of negotiations on flexibility at the central, sectoral, and enterprise levels, paying special attention to the trade-offs that arise, particularly in the areas of job security, working time, and workers' lifestyles.