Job insecurity and work intensification / / edited by Brendan Burchell, David Ladipo, and Frank Wilkinson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911135652203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Routledge, 2002
• ISBN: 1-134-56199-7; 0-429-24229-8; 9786610138470; 1-134-56200-4; 1-280-13847-5; 0-203-99688-7; 9780429242298
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Collana: Routledge studies in employment relations
• Altri autori (Persone): BurchellBrendan; LadipoDavid; WilkinsonFrank
• Disciplina: 331.2596
• Soggetti: Job security - Great Britain; Job stress - Great Britain; Unemployment - Great Britain - Psychological aspects; Labor market - Great Britain; Industrial relations - Great Britain
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; More pressure, less protection; Flexibility and the reorganisation of work; The prevalence and redistribution of job insecurity and work intensification; Disappearing pathways and the struggle for a fair day's pay; Job insecurity and work intensification: the effects on health and well-being; The intensification of everyday life; The organisational costs of job insecurity and work intensification; Stress intervention: what can managers do?; What can governments do?; Appendices; Notes; ReferencesIndex
• Sommario/riassunto: Based on findings of the recently published Joseph Rowntree Report, this book provides an up-to-the-minute review of current research on flexibility, job insecurity and work intensification. It examines the impact of these developments on individuals, their families, the workplace and the long-term health of the British economy, as well as an analysis of the impact across a wide range of OECD countries including the United States, France, Germany, Sweden and Japan. Key questions addressed include:* How are jobs more insecure?* Does just-in-time labour mean more flexible contracts