Work sharing during the Great Recession : new developments and beyond /
Work sharing' is a labour market instrument devised in order to distribute a reduced volume of work to the same (or similar) number of workers over a diminished period of working time in order to avoid redundancies. This fascinating and timely study presents the concept and history of work shar...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Geneva, Switzerland :
Edward Elgar Publishing Limited ; International Labour Office,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Work sharing' is a labour market instrument devised in order to distribute a reduced volume of work to the same (or similar) number of workers over a diminished period of working time in order to avoid redundancies. This fascinating and timely study presents the concept and history of work sharing and explores the complexities and trade-offs involved in its use as both a strategy for preserving jobs and for increasing employment. The expert contributors analyse country case studies of work sharing programmes implemented across the globe during the great recession of 2008 - 09, and synthesize l. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781782540885 1782540881 9781299700475 1299700470 9789221245643 9221245640 |