Work sharing during the great recession [[electronic resource] ] : new developments and beyond / / edited by Jon C. Messenger, Naj Ghosheh

• Pubblicazione: Cheltenham, UK ; ; Northampton, MA, : Edward Elgar; Geneva, : International Labour Office, c2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: viii, 312 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 331
• Soggetto topico: Work sharing; Recessions
• Altri autori: MessengerJon C <1960-> (Jon Carleton) GhoshehNaj
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1. An introduction to work sharing: A strategy for preserving jobs, creating new employment and improving individual well-being -- 2. Work sharing as an alternative to layoffs: Lessons from the German experience during the crisis -- 3. European diversity of work sharing as a crisis measure: The experiences of Austria, Belgium, France and the Netherlands -- 4. Work sharing in Japan -- 5. The Turkish experience with work-sharing policy during the global economic crisis, 2008-2010 -- 6. Results of the implementation of the suspension and partial unemployment insurance programmes in Uruguay, 2009-2010 -- 7. Work sharing as a potential policy tool for creating more and better employment: A review of theevidence -- 8. Conclusion: Lessons learned from the Great Recession and implications for policy -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume presents the concept and history of work sharing, how it can be used as a strategy for preserving jobs and also its potential for increasing employment - including the complexities and trade-offs involved. Work-sharing programmes used during the Great Recession of 2008-09 are analysed for several European countries and other countries around the world.
• Titolo autorizzato: Work sharing during the great recession
• ISBN: 92-2-124564-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819427103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II