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UNINA9910450835703321 |
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Titolo |
International perspectives on temporary agency work / / edited by John Burgess and Julia Connell |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
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ISBN |
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0-429-23436-8 |
1-134-37272-8 |
1-280-07876-6 |
0-203-57908-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (208 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge studies in the modern world economy ; ; 49 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BurgessJohn <1951-> |
ConnellJulia <1956-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Temporary employment |
Temporary employees |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; International aspects of temporary agency employment: an overview; Cycles of contingency: the temporary staffing industry and labour market adjustment in the U.S.; Temporary agency work in the EU: an overview; Temporary agency labour in the UK; New employment patterns: agencies and agency workers in the Netherlands and Denmark; Temporary employment: the situation in Canada; Agency temporary work and government policy in contemporary Japan |
Temporary agency work in Australia (Part I)Temporary agency work in Australia (Part II): motivation, dynamics and prospects; Agencies, agency workers and atypical employment in New Zealand; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 they are less likely to receive the same |
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