tensions that might exist between flexibility and security in the different labour markets. The ultimate direction of reforms … flexibility and productivity with access to decent jobs and social protection. We argue that distinct policy options are available …

in others. One major factor to be incorporated in capturing national variations is the role of internal flexibility, in … particular working time adjustment. This calls for a broader concept of labor market flexibility which takes into account …

standard vs. non-standard contracts. Whereas internal flexibility via shorter working time was a dominant mode of adjustment … during the 2008-09 crisis in the German manufacturing sector, in Brazil such plant-level flexibility to avoid dismissals was …

of labor market adaptability. The paper presents a quantitative indicator that tries to avoid a simplified flexibility …-rigidity dichotomy and provides a detailed picture of the varying institutional configurations by which flexibility is achieved. In order … to capture different patterns of flexibility, we differentiate between five types of flexibility which can be combined …

pay, to shed light on the effects of the resulting greater flexibility in overtime pay setting. We find that half of the … pay flexibility to promote employment, even during a downturn …

46 million UK job vacancies. We highlight the existence of very different types of flexibility amongst low and high wage … vacancies. Job flexibility at low wages is more likely to be offered alongside a wage-contract that exposes workers to earnings … risk, while flexibility at higher wages and in more skilled occupations is more likely to be offered alongside a fixed …

variety, two essential elements of flexibility. Critically, the training associated with workplace flexibility does not simply … workplace flexibility is disproportionately oriented toward employees with a greater formal education. Our results also provide … modest evidence of an age bias of workplace flexibility. However, the link between workplace flexibility and training does …