1. Temporary work, agencies and unfree labour : insecurity in the new world of work / Kendra Strauss and Judy Fudge -- 2. Selling flexibility : temporary staffing in a volatile economy / Nik Theodore and Jamie Peck -- 3. Power politics and precariousness : the regulation of temporary agency work...

Whistleblowing nennt man es, wenn Beschäftigte auf schwerwiegende Risiken hinweisen, dabei aber aus gutem Grund meinen, die intern zuständigen Ansprechpartner übergehen zu müssen. Spätestens wenn sie mit ihren Hinweisen nach draußen gehen, haben sie persönliche Konsequenzen zu...

This chapter studies how and why artistic labor markets have expanded along a path of unbalanced growth. Long-term employment which nurtures the Baumolian cost disease persists only in large, heavily subsidized and sponsored organizations. The now dominant project-based system of production,...

With the potential of precarious work to limit consumer willingness to spend, delay family formation and create too much uncertainty in the labour force, governments are paying close attention to these issues in Canada and abroad. Further, they are looking at a number of tools to address these...