International Perspectives on Temporary Work and Workers (Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy)

The numbers of workers employed on a temporary basis has grown massively over the last few decades. The benefits to firms of hiring workers on a temporary basis are clear and generally can be reduced to their cheaper short term cost. The status of workers employed in this manner however means that they are less likely to receive the same rights as their permanent working colleagues. This impressive new book provides the first serious analysis of temporary work and its effect on the economy as well as its ramifications for workers. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of figures......Page 12 List of tables......Page 13 Notes on contributors......Page 14 Foreword......Page 17 Acknowledgements......Page 20 List of abbreviations......Page 21 International aspects of temporary agency employment: an overview......Page 24 Cycles of contingency: the temporary staffing industry and labour market adjustment in the U.S.......Page 47 Temporary agency work in the EU: an overview......Page 60 Temporary agency labour in the UK......Page 77 New employment patterns: agencies and agency workers in the Netherlands and Denmark......Page 95 Temporary employment: the situation in Canada......Page 114 Agency temporary work and government policy in contemporary Japan......Page 135 Temporary agency work in Australia (Part I)......Page 152 Temporary agency work in Australia (Part II): motivation, dynamics and prospects......Page 168 Agencies, agency workers and atypical employment in New Zealand......Page 187 Index......Page 202 The number of workers employed on a temporary basis has grown hugely over the past few decades. This new book provides the first serious analysis of temporary work and its effect on the economy as well as its ramifications for workers. Both editors from University of Newcastle, NSW