Contemporary work and the future of employment in developed countries / edited by Peter Holland and Chris Brewster.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Holland, Peter (Peter Jeffrey), 1963- editor.

Brewster, Chris, editor.

Series:

Routledge research in employment relations.

Routledge research in employment relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor.

Work.

Occupations.

Labor market.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

Whilst only in the second decade of the 21st century, we have seen significant and fundamental change in the way we work, where we work, how we work and the conditions of work. The continued advancements of (smart) technology and artificial intelligence, globalisation and deregulation can provide a sleek' view of the world of work. This paradigm can deliver the opportunity to both control work and provide new challenges in this emerging virtual and global workplace with 24/7 connectivity, as the boundaries of the traditional organisation melt' away. Throughout the developed world the notions of work and employment are becoming increasingly separated and for some this will provide new opportunities in entrepreneurial and self-managed work. However, the alternate or bleak' perspectives is a world of work where globalisation and technology work together to eliminate or minimise employment, underpinning standardised employment with less and less stable or secure work, typified by the rise of the gig' economy and creating more extreme work, in terms of working hours, conditions and rewards. These aspects of work are likely to have a significant negative impact on the workforce in these environments. These transformations are creating renewed interest in how work and the workforce is organised and managed and its relationship to employment in a period when all predictions are that the pace of change will only accelerate.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

1 The Changing Nature of Work

2 The 'Gigification' of Work in the 21st Century

3 Extreme Working Hours

4 Wage Theft and the Challenges of Regulation: Reinventing an Old Form of Exploitation

5 Working at the Edge of the World

6 Working in Danger Zones: Customized Risk Management for Expatriate Occupations

7 Emergency Workers: Working with Violence

8 Changing Places of Work

9 Total Surveillance: Electronic Monitoring and Surveillance in the 21st Century

10 Working in 'Sweatshops': Outsourcing to Developing Nations

11 About Not Predicting the Future …

Notes on Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-351-03490-1

1-351-03489-8

9781351034906

OCLC:

1137850855