Precarious Work in the Nordics
In recent years, we have seen a growing body of literature with a strong focus on labour market inequalities. In the Anglo-Saxon literature, concepts such as the working poor and bad jobs have been applied to jobs in, for example, the US to describe jobs with low pay and inferior working conditions...
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| description | In recent years, we have seen a growing body of literature with a strong focus on labour market inequalities. In the Anglo-Saxon literature, concepts such as the working poor and bad jobs have been applied to jobs in, for example, the US to describe jobs with low pay and inferior working conditions (Kalleberg 2011; Klein & Rones 1989). In the UK and other parts of Europe, the concept of the precariat is often used to capture the employment situations characterized by fragmented and insecure employment and low income (Standing 2011). Also in Germany, the discussion on labour market inequalities has been revitalised. The emergence of mini jobs and various forms of bogus self-employment (Scheinselbständige), etc. have gained momentum in the political and academic debates as part of a larger trend of labour market dualization in line with some of the early works on labour market segmentation (Brady & Biegert 2017) (...) |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a3241d7b9c5c417c8c18bc299065d8142022-12-22T01:40:50ZengAalborg UniversityNordic Journal of Working Life Studies2245-01572019-06-019S610.18291/njwls.v9iS6.114688Precarious Work in the NordicsAnna Ilsøe0Trine Pernille Larsen1Stine Rasmussen2University of CopenhagenUniversity of CopenhagenAalborg UniversityIn recent years, we have seen a growing body of literature with a strong focus on labour market inequalities. In the Anglo-Saxon literature, concepts such as the working poor and bad jobs have been applied to jobs in, for example, the US to describe jobs with low pay and inferior working conditions (Kalleberg 2011; Klein & Rones 1989). In the UK and other parts of Europe, the concept of the precariat is often used to capture the employment situations characterized by fragmented and insecure employment and low income (Standing 2011). Also in Germany, the discussion on labour market inequalities has been revitalised. The emergence of mini jobs and various forms of bogus self-employment (Scheinselbständige), etc. have gained momentum in the political and academic debates as part of a larger trend of labour market dualization in line with some of the early works on labour market segmentation (Brady & Biegert 2017) (...)https://tidsskrift.dk/njwls/article/view/114688Employment, Wages, Unemployment & RehabilitationLabor Market Institutions & Social Partners |
| spellingShingle | Anna Ilsøe Trine Pernille Larsen Stine Rasmussen Precarious Work in the Nordics Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies Employment, Wages, Unemployment & Rehabilitation Labor Market Institutions & Social Partners |
| title | Precarious Work in the Nordics |
| title_full | Precarious Work in the Nordics |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Precarious Work in the Nordics |
| title_short | Precarious Work in the Nordics |
| title_sort | precarious work in the nordics |
| topic | Employment, Wages, Unemployment & Rehabilitation Labor Market Institutions & Social Partners |
| url | https://tidsskrift.dk/njwls/article/view/114688 |
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