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TY - JOUR
T1 - Flexible working in Europe
AU - Brewster, Chris
AU - Mayne, Lesley
AU - Tregaskis, Olga
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - This research paper analyzes and reports upon the current practice of flexible working amongst organizations in Europe: focussing on current developments in the use, by employing organizations, of parttime workers and a range of contractual variations (temporary work; fixed-term contracts etc). The analysis draws heavily, though not exclusively, upon a substantial, independent database of organizational level questionnaire responses covering all sectors of the economy in 14 European countries. We provide evidence that across Europe there is a substantial amount of flexible working and that there has been a continuing increase in its use. It is argued that these developments have considerable, as yet little understood, implications for policy makers, individuals and employers.
AB - This research paper analyzes and reports upon the current practice of flexible working amongst organizations in Europe: focussing on current developments in the use, by employing organizations, of parttime workers and a range of contractual variations (temporary work; fixed-term contracts etc). The analysis draws heavily, though not exclusively, upon a substantial, independent database of organizational level questionnaire responses covering all sectors of the economy in 14 European countries. We provide evidence that across Europe there is a substantial amount of flexible working and that there has been a continuing increase in its use. It is argued that these developments have considerable, as yet little understood, implications for policy makers, individuals and employers.
U2 - 10.1016/S1090-9516(97)90004-3
DO - 10.1016/S1090-9516(97)90004-3
M3 - Journal article
VL - 32
SP - 133
EP - 151
JO - Journal of World Business
JF - Journal of World Business
SN - 1090-9516
IS - 2
ER -