Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of contributors -- List of figures and tables -- 1 Job quality in an era of flexibility: introduction -- 2 Job quality in Europe -- 3 Deregulation, job security and employability during the Great Recession: a...

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of contributors; List of figures and tables; 1 Job quality in an era of flexibility: introduction; 2 Job quality in Europe; 3 Deregulation, job security and employability during the Great Recession: a multilevel analysis; 4...

This article explores the possibilities for temporary agency workers to gain union representation at workplace level. Using Heery's classification of four different union responses to agency work—Exclusion, Regulation, Replacement and Engagement—we found that, even though the union wishes to...

The use of temporary agency workers is closely linked to the concept of numerical flexibility, entailing a need for additional staff in booms. However, previous research has also revealed a trend towards a more extensive and constant use of temporary agency workers. Even though the long-term use...