LEADER 03407nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910450761803321 005 20210209154158.0 010 $a1-280-80102-6 010 $a9786610801022 010 $a1-84731-215-2 024 3 $z9781841136166 035 $a(CKB)1000000000338363 035 $a(EBL)285417 035 $a(OCoLC)476036861 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000226279 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11216148 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000226279 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10259241 035 $a(PQKB)10918958 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1772570 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC285417 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL285417 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000338363 100 $a20060707d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aPrecarious work, women and the new economy$b[electronic resource] $ethe challenge to legal norms /$fedited by Judy Fudge and Rosemary Owens 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford $cHart Publishing$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (432 p.) 225 1 $aOn?ati international series in law and society 300 $aA series published for the On?ati Institute for the Sociology of Law. 311 $a1-84113-615-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aHalf 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; Index 330 $aGlobalisation, the shift from manufacturing to services as a source of employment, and the spread of information-based systems and technologies have given birth to a new economy, which emphasises flexibility in the labour market and in employment relations. These changes have led to the erosion of the standard (industrial) employment relationship and an increase in precarious work - work which is poorly paid and insecure. Women perform a disproportionate amount of precarious work. This collection of original essays by leading scholars on labour law and women's work explores the relationship be 410 0$aOn?ati international series in law and society. 606 $aWomen$xEmployment$xLaw and legislation$vCongresses 606 $aLabor contract$xEconomic aspects$vCongresses 606 $aTemporary employment$xLaw and legislation$vCongresses 606 $aFlextime$xLaw and legislation$vCongresses 608 $aElectronic books. 610 $aPrecarious employment relationships 615 0$aWomen$xEmployment$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aLabor contract$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aTemporary employment$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aFlextime$xLaw and legislation 676 $a331.2572 701 $aFudge$b Judy$01053407 701 $aOwens$b Rosemary J$01053408 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450761803321 996 $aPrecarious work, women and the new economy$92485277 997 $aUNINA