Precarious work : the challenge for labour law in Europe / edited by Jeff Kenner, School of Law, University of Nottingham, UK; Izabela Florczak, University of Lodz, Poland; Marta Otto, University of Lodz, Poland.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Otto, Marta, editor.

Kenner, Jeff, editor.

Florczak, Izabela, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor laws and legislation.

Labor laws and legislation--Europe.

Self-employed--Legal status, laws, etc--Europe.

Self-employed.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019.

Summary:

"Precarious work is a current concern throughout Europe as a result of the proliferation of new types of employment related to the gig economy. This timely book, positioned at the intersection between European and national labour law, provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal and social policy challenges arising from this phenomenon. Since the 2008 financial crisis, there has been an increasing need to respond to the rise of precarious work and the risk it poses to the European model of secure employment and social protection, which this book thoroughly explores. Chapters first consider the theoretical foundations of the issue, before examining the key characteristics and dynamics of employment regulation in Europe related to precarious work, as well as surveying recent judicial decisions. The book demonstrates the potential for improved labour regulation and case law to address the situation both at EU and national level. Precarious Work will prove invaluable to law, politics, sociology and anthropology scholars with an interest in the phenomenon of precarious labour. Lawyers, policymakers and other practitioners working in this area will also find this book a useful resource"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Introduction / Jeff Kenner, Marta Otto, Izabela Florczak

Part I: Precarious work: Towards a new theoretical foundation

1. Precarious work and labour regulation in the EU: Current reality and perspectives / Izabela Florczak and Marta Otto

2. Precariat - next stage of development or economic predominance in a new scene? / Barbara Godlewska-Bujok and Andrzej Patulski

3. Precarious work and social protection: Between flexicurity and social pollution / Calogero Massimo Cammalleri

Part II: The legal contours of precarious work in Europe

4. Deepening precarity in the United Kingdom / David Mangan

5. The rise of precarious work in Spain. the effects of the increase in labour market flexibility / Anna Ginès I Fabrellas

6. Precarity of new forms of employment under Swedish labour law / Annamaria Westregård

7. From student work to false self-employment: How to combat precarious work in Slovenia? / Darja Senčur Peček and Valentina Franca

8. Precarious work in Poland. How to tackle the abuse of atypical forms of employment? / Łukasz Pisarczyk and Urszula Torbus

9. On the balance between flexibility and precarity: Atypical forms of employment under the laws of the Czech Republic / Jakub Tomšej

Part III: The challenge of the 'gig economy'

10. "digital work" in the "platform economy". The last (but not least) stage of precariousness in labour relationships / Gionata Cavallini and Matteo Avogaro

11. Uber drivers are 'workers' - the expanding scope of the 'worker' concept in the UK's gig economy / Jeff Kenner

12. Digital work - real bargaining. How to ensure sustainability of social dialogue in digital era? / Joanna Unterschütz

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78897-326-7