The European Council held in Lisbon in March 2000 was a turning point of the evolution ofEuropean employment policies. The ‘Open Method of Coordination’ (OMC) comes into forcewithin the framework of the European Strategy for employment. This method will justify thechoice and the implementation...

Includes selected papers from the 9th International Symposium on Working Time, Paris (2004), looking at the increasing use of results-based employment relationships for managers and professionals, and the increasing fragmentation of time to more closely tailor staffing needs to customer...

Includes selected papers from the 9th International Symposium on Working Time, Paris (2004), looking at the increasing use of results-based employment relationships for managers and professionals, and the increasing fragmentation of time to more closely tailor staffing needs to customer...

Profound socio-economic, demographic and cultural changes currently under way in Europe are modifying the way in which people organise their time and income over the life course. The ageing population, globalisation, the transition from a standard working organisation model to more diversified...

Over the last decades, the life course approach has developed into a major research paradigm. The notion of life course provides a common field of research and a heuristic conceptual device aiming at studying individuals trajectories over time. In its modern version, the life course approach can...

This working paper analyses temporary agency work in France, focusing both on the regulatory framework of the sector, and on the characteristics of firms and employees. The growth of the sector over the last 15 years has favoured the concentration of the big firms, but the smallest agencies have...

Ce document de travail présente une analyse du secteur de l'intérim en France, à partir des règles qui l'encadrent, et des caractéristiques des entreprises et des intérimaires. La dynamique très favorable du secteur pendant les 15 dernières années s'est accompagnée d'une dynamique de...

This working paper analyses temporary agency work in France, focusing both on the regulatory framework of the sector, and on the characteristics of firms and employees. The growth of the sector over the last 15 years has favoured the concentration of the big firms, but the smallest agencies have...