International perspectives in temporary agency work /

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 t...

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Other Authors: Burgess, John, Connell, Julia, 1956-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Series:Routledge studies in the modern world economy ; 49.
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505 0 |a 1. International aspects of temporary agency employment : an overview / John Burgess and Julia Connell -- 2. Cycles of contingency : the temporary staffing industry and labour market adjustment in the U.S. / Jamie Peck and Nik Theodore -- 3. Temporary agency work in the EU : an overview / Alex de Ruyter -- 4. Temporary agency labour in the UK / Celia Stanworth and Janet Druker -- 5. New employment patterns : agencies and agency workers in the Netherlands and Denmark / Erling Rasmussen, Jelle Visser and Jens Lind -- 6. Temporary employment : the situation in Canada / Gordon Brian Cooke and Isik Urla Zeytinoglu -- 7. Agency temporary work and government policy in contemporary Japan / Kazumichi Goka and Asuka Sato -- 8. Temporary agency work in Australia (Part I) / Iain Campbell, Ian Watson and John Buchanan -- 9. Temporary agency work in Australia (Part II) : motivation, dynamics and prospects / Richard Hall -- 10. Agencies, agency workers and atypical employment in New Zealand / Erling Rasmussen, Jens Lind and Jelle Visser. 
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