The rise of precarious employment in Europe : theoretical perspectives, reforms and employment trends in the era of economic crisis / Ilias Livanos (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP), Greece), and Orestis Papadopoulos (University of Keele, UK).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Livanos, Ilias, author.

Papadopoulos, Orestis, author.

Series:

Emerald points.

Emerald points

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Precarious employment--Europe.

Precarious employment.

Labor policy--Europe.

Labor policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, United Kingdom : Emerald Publishing, 2019.

Summary:

The deterioration of employment conditions for an increasing number of employees in late capitalism has prompted researchers to find ways to conceptualise, as well as measure, these observed new tendencies.This book examines precarious employment in Europe through the economic crisis, drawing on two main sources: theories of how the financial and debt crisis coupled with labour market reforms to exacerbate precarity in the workforce; and data from the European Labour Force Survey from 2005-12, capturing various aspects of precarious employment. It also includes a detailed discussion of policy developments in a series of EU countries, with the aim of demonstrating how precarity has been directly linked with certain labour market reforms implemented both before and after the crisis. The authors conclude that the crisis and the labour market reforms represent significant pillars of the strategy used by states and employers to respond to the crisis, as well as promote their competitiveness agenda. The reduction of labour costs and the promotion of higher flexibility are the ultimate goals of that strategy, but the side-effects include an inability to provide high quality jobs to a growing number of people, especially young people. The authors also capture the extent of precarious employment, providing comparable evidence across EU countries.

Contents:

Prelims

Introduction

Theory, concepts and EU context

Definitions, measurements and EU empirical analysis

Discussion

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781787145870

1787145875

9781787432659

1787432653