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Decent work : opportunities and challenges / edited by Fiona Christie [and three others].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Work.
- Labor market.
- Job security.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (169 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2021]
- Summary:
- Addressing changes to today's work and employment relationships, this volume offers suggestions for how public and private sector policy and practice can support the realisation of Decent Work, while exploring urgent and practical possibilities to secure fair and decent working lives for all.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Decent Work
- Decent Work: Opportunities and Challenges
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- About the Contributors
- List of Contributors
- Part 1 Setting the Scene: Decent Work
- 1. Prologue - In Search of Decent Work
- Abstract
- An Introduction to Decent Work
- Centre for Decent Work and Productivity
- Book Structure
- Part 1 - Setting the Scene: Decent Work
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: What Is Decent Work? A Review of the Literature
- Chapter 3: The History and Future of Work
- Chapter 4: The Development of the Decent Work Scale as a Cross-cultural Measure of Decent Work
- Part 2 - Organizational and Policy Drivers: Opportunities for Decent Work
- Chapter 5: Decent Work: Gender and Equal Opportunity Policies and Outcomes
- Chapter 6: The Role of International and Integrated Sustainability Frameworks in Enhancing Decent Work and Employee Value
- Chapter 7: Entrepreneurship Skills Needs and Policies: Contribution to Decent Work
- Part 3 - Atypical Jobs: A Challenge to Decent Work
- Chapter 8: Indecent Work? The Rise of Digital Platform Work in France and the United Kingdom
- Chapter 9: Musicians' Work: Creativity, Community and Insecurity
- Chapter 10: Structural Barriers to Achieving Decent Work in the Greek Hospitality Industry: A Critical Employment Relations ...
- Chapter 11: Conclusion
- References
- 2. What Is Decent Work? A Review of the Literature
- Introduction
- Historical Origins
- The Context of the ILO's Decent Work Agenda - And Early Challenges
- Implementing Decent Work
- Academic Responses to the Concept of Decent Work
- Methodological Critique
- Psychological Perspectives
- Decent Work versus 'Good Work' or Job Quality
- Decent Work within Global Value Chains
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References.
- 3. The History and Future of Work
- The Origins and Evolution of Work from the Stone Age to the Industrial Revolution
- From Dark Satanic Mills to the Gilded Age
- The Modern World 1918-1979
- The Rerun of History
- The Future of Work
- Conclusions
- Note
- 4. The Development of the Decent Work Scale as a Cross-cultural Measure of Decent Work
- A Psychological Perspective on Decent Work
- The Decent Work Scale
- Challenges of the Decent Work Scale
- Access to Healthcare Subscale
- Cross-cultural Articulations of Decent Work
- Further Developments of the Decent Work Scale
- Limitations and Conclusions
- Part 2 Organizational and Policy Drivers: Opportunities for Decent Work
- 5. Decent Work: Gender and Equal Opportunity Policies and Outcomes
- Purpose, Aims and Intention of the Chapter
- Review of Theories
- Why Gender Inequality Exists
- Human Capital Theory
- Differences in Education Choices
- Monopsony
- The Social Value of Roles
- Equal Opportunity Policies
- Sameness and Difference
- The Business Case and Moral Case
- The Impact of Equal Opportunity Polices on a Range of Outcomes
- Possible Contextual Influences
- 6. The Role of International and Integrated Sustainability Frameworks in Enhancing Decent Work and Employee Value
- Sustainability and the Incorporation of Decent Work
- Measuring Employee Value and Sustainability
- Final Reflections
- 7. Entrepreneurship Skills Needs and Policies: Contribution to Decent Work
- Methodology
- Review of Entrepreneurship Skills for Business Growth and Decent Work
- Public Policy on Entrepreneurship Skills and Decent Work: Review and Recommendations.
- Lessons Learnt and Conclusion
- Part 3 Atypical Jobs: A Challenge to Decent Work
- 8. Indecent Work? The Rise of Digital Platform Work in France and the United Kingdom
- Mapping Platform Work in France and the United Kingdom
- The Quandary of Platform Worker Classification
- Dimensions of Decent Work: Low Pay and Long Hours
- Dimensions of Decent Work: Lack of Opportunities for Training and Development
- Dimensions of Decent Work: Autonomy, Control and Voice
- Dimensions of Decent Work: Representation and Organization
- 9. Musicians' Work: Creativity, Community and Insecurity
- Musicians' Work
- Musicians and Decent Work
- Methods
- Findings and Discussion
- The Musicians Union: Ambivalent Perspectives
- Networks of Trust in Securing Work
- Defining Decent Work
- 10. Structural Barriers to Achieving Decent Work in the Greek Hospitality Industry: A Critical Employment Relations Approach
- Adopting a Critical Employment Relations Approach
- The Effects on Workers of Labour Market Reforms
- Seasonal Employees Fare (Even) Worse
- Pandemic and Hospitality Work: Bleak Prospects ahead
- Discussion and Conclusions
- 11. Epilogue - Preparing for the 'New Normal'
- Road Signs of the Times
- Decent Work and Where to Find It
- Doing the Decent Thing
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-80117-586-1
- OCLC:
- 1268206678
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