Global Trends in Flexible Labour (Critical Perspectives of Work & Organisations)

In recent years there has been a significant growth in flexible or 'non-standard' forms of employment. Within a conceptual framework that focuses on the nature of employment relationships, the book explores the spatial and temporal connections between work and non-work and the development of flexible labour within a global arena. In addition, it considers the circumstances which have given rise to a variety of 'non-standard' forms, including the impact of deregulation, government policies, unemployment, globalisation, employer strategies and trade union responses. Providing an international and comparative focus, it offers an up-to-date and detailed account of an increasingly common form of work. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Flexible Labour and Non-Standard Employment: An Agenda of Issues....Pages 1-20 Economies of Time: A Framework for Analysing the Restructuring of Employment Relations....Pages 21-42 Flexible Work in the Virtual Workplace: Discourses and Implications of Teleworking....Pages 43-61 Contingent and Non-Standard Work in the United States: Towards a More Poorly Compensated, Insecure Workforce....Pages 62-83 Explaining the Relationship between Flexible Employment and Labour Market Regulation....Pages 84-99 Changing Regulatory Frameworks and Non-Standard Employment: A Comparison of Germany, Spain, Sweden and the UK....Pages 100-120 The Expansion in Non-Standard Employment in Australia and the Extension of Employers’ Control....Pages 121-140 Gender Contracts, Welfare Systems and Non-Standard Working: Diversity and Change in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and the UK....Pages 141-165 Global Restructuring and Non-Standard Work in Newly Industrialised Economies: The Organisation of Flexible Production in Hong Kong and Taiwan....Pages 166-180 New Managerial Strategies of Japanese Corporations....Pages 181-197 Back Matter....Pages 199-213 There has been a significant growth in flexible or "non-standard" forms of employment. Within a conceptual framework that focuses on the nature of employment relationships, this text explores the spatial and temporal connections between work and non-work and the development of flexible labour within a global arena. In addition, it considers the circumstances which have given rise to a variety of "non standard" forms, including the impact of deregulation, government policies, unemployment, globalization, employer strategies and trade union responses. Providing an international and comparative focus, it offers an account of an increasingly common form of work Following on from the success of the first title in this series, Workplaces of the Future, this book addresses the notion of flexible labour and its varying definitions within different cultural contexts Aimed at students of organisation studies, human resource management and marketing, this text explores the real nature of customer service from different critical perspectives Customer service is at the centre of many recent changes in work and organisations and is often celebrated as being of benefit to all. Edited By Alan Felstead And Nick Jewson. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.