03373nam 2200673 a 450 991078416830332120221216024656.01-280-80102-697866108010221-84731-215-29781841136166(CKB)1000000000338363(EBL)285417(OCoLC)476036861(SSID)ssj0000226279(PQKBManifestationID)11216148(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000226279(PQKBWorkID)10259241(PQKB)10918958(MiAaPQ)EBC1772570(MiAaPQ)EBC285417(Au-PeEL)EBL285417(EXLCZ)99100000000033836320060707d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPrecarious work, women and the new economy[electronic resource] the challenge to legal norms /edited by Judy Fudge and Rosemary Owens1st ed.Oxford Hart Publishing20061 online resource (432 p.)Oñati international series in law and societyA series published for the Oñati Institute for the Sociology of Law.1-84113-615-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Half Title; Half Title verso; Title Page; Title verso; Acknowledgments; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes, Statutory Instruments, Guidelines and International Treaties and Conventions; Table of Abbreviations; Part I: Introduction; Part II: Supranational Norms and Discources about Precarious Work; Part III: Working Time and Precarious Work; Part IV: A Matter of Status? Protecting Precarious Workers; Part V: Old Laws/New Workers; Part VI: The Challenge of Flexibility; References; IndexGlobalisation, the shift from manufacturing to services as a source of employment, and the spread of information-based systems and technologies have given birth to a new economy, which emphasises flexibility in the labour market and in employment relations. These changes have led to the erosion of the standard (industrial) employment relationship and an increase in precarious work - work which is poorly paid and insecure. Women perform a disproportionate amount of precarious work. This collection of original essays by leading scholars on labour law and women's work explores the relationship beOñati international series in law and society.WomenEmploymentLaw and legislationCongressesLabor contractEconomic aspectsCongressesTemporary employmentLaw and legislationCongressesFlextimeLaw and legislationCongressesPrecarious employment relationshipsWomenEmploymentLaw and legislationLabor contractEconomic aspectsTemporary employmentLaw and legislationFlextimeLaw and legislation331.2572Fudge Judy1556158Owens Rosemary J1556159MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784168303321Precarious work, women and the new economy3818662UNINA