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This up-to-date study of the contribution of women and men to
changing European economic activity patterns, covers 15 members
states. Based on the work of the European Commission's network of
experts on women's employment, it draws on both national and
European data sources. The book links trends in the structures of
employment with new comparative data on the role of systems of
welfare provision in order to explore economic activity patterns by
gender. Participation patterns of women still vary widely within
Europe, so much attention is paid to the institutions - both in the
labour market and welfare - which help to explain these variations.
The apparently contradictory tendency for women's employment and
unemployment to rise is analyzed, taking into account changes in
industrial/occupational structure and trends at the European,
national and regional level. Many countries continue to pursue
inconsistent and discriminatory labour market policies; many still
base welfare policies on the nation of a single male breadwinner
family. This text considers how such policies affect women as
workers.
This book goes beyond traditional minimum wage research to
investigate the interplay between different country and sectoral
institutional settings and actors’ strategies in the field of
minimum wage policies. It asks which strategies and motives, namely
free collective bargaining, fair pay and/or minimum income
protection, are emphasised by social actors with respect to the
regulation and adaptation of (statutory) minimum wages. Taking an
actor-centered institutionalist approach, and employing
cross-country comparative studies, sector studies and single
country accounts of change, the book relates institutional and
labour market settings, actors’ strategies and power resources
with policy and practice outcomes. Looking at the key pay equity
indicators of low wage development and women’s
over-representation among the low paid, it illuminates our
understandings about the importance of historical junctures,
specific constellations of social actors, and sector- and
country-specific actor strategies. Finally, it underlines the
important role of social dialogue in shaping an effective minimum
wage policy. This book will be of key interest to scholars,
students and policy-makers and practitioners in industrial
relations, international human resource management, labour studies,
labour market policy, inequality studies, trade union studies,
European politics and political economy.
This book goes beyond traditional minimum wage research to
investigate the interplay between different country and sectoral
institutional settings and actors' strategies in the field of
minimum wage policies. It asks which strategies and motives, namely
free collective bargaining, fair pay and/or minimum income
protection, are emphasised by social actors with respect to the
regulation and adaptation of (statutory) minimum wages. Taking an
actor-centered institutionalist approach, and employing
cross-country comparative studies, sector studies and single
country accounts of change, the book relates institutional and
labour market settings, actors' strategies and power resources with
policy and practice outcomes. Looking at the key pay equity
indicators of low wage development and women's over-representation
among the low paid, it illuminates our understandings about the
importance of historical junctures, specific constellations of
social actors, and sector- and country-specific actor strategies.
Finally, it underlines the important role of social dialogue in
shaping an effective minimum wage policy. This book will be of key
interest to scholars, students and policy-makers and practitioners
in industrial relations, international human resource management,
labour studies, labour market policy, inequality studies, trade
union studies, European politics and political economy.
With growing concern about the conditions facing low wage workers
and new challenges to traditional forms of labor market protection,
this book offers a timely analysis of the purpose and effectiveness
of minimum wages in different European countries. Building on
original industry case studies, the analysis goes beyond general
debates about the relative merits of labor market regulation to
reveal important national differences in the functioning of minimum
wage systems and their integration within national models of
industrial relations. There is no universal position on minimum
wage policy followed by governments and social partners. Nor is it
true that trade unions consistently support minimum wages and
employers oppose them. The evidence in this book shows that
interests and objectives change over time and differ across
industries and countries. Investigating the pay bargaining
strategies of unions and employers in cleaning, security, retail,
and construction, this book's industry case studies show how
minimum wage policy interacts with collective bargaining to produce
different types of pay equity effects. The analysis provides new
findings of 'ripple effects' shaped by trade union strategies and
identifies key components of an 'egalitarian pay bargaining
approach' in social dialogue. The lessons for policy are to embrace
an inter-disciplinary approach to minimum wage analysis, to be
mindful of the interconnections with the changing national systems
of industrial relations, and to interrogate the pay equity effects.
With growing concern about the conditions facing low wage workers
and new challenges to traditional forms of labor market protection,
this book offers a timely analysis of the purpose and effectiveness
of minimum wages in different European countries. Building on
original industry case studies, the analysis goes beyond general
debates about the relative merits of labor market regulation to
reveal important national differences in the functioning of minimum
wage systems and their integration within national models of
industrial relations. There is no universal position on minimum
wage policy followed by governments and social partners. Nor is it
true that trade unions consistently support minimum wages and
employers oppose them. The evidence in this book shows that
interests and objectives change over time and differ across
industries and countries. Investigating the pay bargaining
strategies of unions and employers in cleaning, security, retail,
and construction, this book's industry case studies show how
minimum wage policy interacts with collective bargaining to produce
different types of pay equity effects. The analysis provides new
findings of 'ripple effects' shaped by trade union strategies and
identifies key components of an 'egalitarian pay bargaining
approach' in social dialogue. The lessons for policy are to embrace
an inter-disciplinary approach to minimum wage analysis, to be
mindful of the interconnections with the changing national systems
of industrial relations, and to interrogate the pay equity effects.
This book presents new theories and international empirical
evidence on the state of work and employment around the world.
Changes in production systems, economic conditions and regulatory
conditions are posing new questions about the growing use by
employers of precarious forms of work, the contradictory approaches
of governments towards employment and social policy, and the
ability of trade unions to improve the distribution of decent
employment conditions. The book proposes a 'new labour market
segmentation approach' for the investigation of issues of job
quality, employment inequalities, and precarious work. This
approach is distinctive in seeking to place the changing
international patterns and experiences of labour market
inequalities in the wider context of shifting gender relations,
regulatory regimes and production structures. -- .
This book focuses on the development of Knowledge Intensive
Business Services (KIBS) and the associated market characteristics
and organisational forms. It brings together reputed scholars from
a mix of disciplines to explore the nature and evolution of a range
of Knowledge Intensive Business Services. Through an examination of
KIBS sectors such as computer services, management consultancy and
R&D services, the contributions in this book argue that the
evolution of KIBS is strongly associated with new
inter-organizational forms and that different country institutions
shape the characteristics of these organisational forms. The book
provides a strong contribution to theory and empirical evidence on
fast-growing KIBS and their implications for innovation. The book
will be of interest to final year undergraduates and postgraduate
students and scholars in the field of innovation studies,
organisation studies and comparative business systems, across
Europe.
The Organization of Employment explores the diversity in the organization of employment among advanced industrial societies. In particular, it focuses on the implications of distinctive employment systems for international competitiveness, organizational performance, and social divisions and considers the impact of globalization on the sustainability of such diversity.
This book looks at how large organizations have managed and adapted to changing conditions of employment shaped by the recent economic and political environment. Additional data are presented based on evidence from other significant actors such as agency employment firms and trade unions. The book also engages with important North American debates on the changing nature of work, careers, and employment.
This book looks at how large organizations have managed and adapted to changing conditions of employment shaped by the recent economic and political environment. Additional data are presented based on evidence from other significant actors such as agency employment firms and trade unions. The book also engages with important North American debates on the changing nature of work, careers, and employment.
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