Hard Work in New Jobs [electronic resource] : The Quality of Work and Life in European Growth Sectors /
Holtgrewe, U.editor.
Ramioul, M.editor.
Kirov, V.editor.
This book investigates hard work and new and expanding jobs in Europe. The interrelationship between the labour market and welfare regimes, and quality of work and life is played out at many levels: the institutional; the organizational level of the company and its customers or clients; and the level of everyday life at the workplace and beyond it.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book investigates hard work and new and expanding jobs in Europe. The interrelationship between the labour market and welfare regimes, and quality of work and life is played out at many levels: the institutional; the organizational level of the company and its customers or clients; and the level of everyday life at the workplace and beyond it.
Machine generated contents note: -- 1. New And Growing But Not Necessarily Better: Expanding Jobs In Europe. Introduction; Ursula Holtgrewe, Vassil Kirov, Monique Ramioul -- 2. A Hard Job Is Good To Find: Comparability, Contextuality And Stakeholder Involvement In European Job Quality Research; Ursula Holtgrewe, Ekaterina Markova, Johan E. Ravn -- PART I. EMPLOYMENT GROWTH, JOB QUALITY AND WELL-BEING -- 3. Using Business Functions To Identify New And Growing Jobs; Sem Vandekerckhove, Monique Ramioul -- 4. Examining The Quality Of Jobs Amongst Vulnerable Groups Of Workers In Europe; Charlotte Mcclelland, David Holman -- 5. Subjective Well-Being At The Workplace; Ambra Poggi, Claudia Villosio -- 6. Material Well-Being And Job Quality: Some Descriptive Statistics; Ambra Poggi, Claudia Villosio, Giulia Bizzotto -- PART II. REGULATING QUALITY OF WORK -- 7. Institutional Anchors For Job Quality - The Case Of Industrial Relations; Steffen Lehndorff -- 8. Can Social Partners Improve The Quality Of Work In Low-Wage Work In Europe?; Vassil Kirov -- 9. The (In)Visible Third Party: De- And Re-Regulation Of Working Conditions Through Public Procurement; Karen Jaehrling, Hanne O. Finnestrand, Vassil Kirov, Hans Torvatn -- PART III. SEGMENTATION AND VULNERABILITY -- 10. Low-Paid But Satisfied? How Immigrant And Ethnic Minority Workers In Low-Wage Jobs Make Sense Of Their Wages; Ekaterina L. Markova, Karin Sardadvar, Ambra Poggi, Claudia Villosio -- 11. Working For Life: Workers' Career Aspirations And Their Experiences Of Past Career Trajectories And Present Working Conditions; Pernille Hohnen, Jolanta Kuznecoviene, Charlotte Mcclelland, David Holman -- 12. Out Of Sight: Dimensions Of Working Time In Gendered Occupations; Albert Recio, Sara Moreno Colom, Alejandro Godino -- 13. Gender-Typing Of Low-Wage Work. A Comparative Analysis Of Commercial Cleaning In Austria, Domiciliary Elderly Care In Germany And The Waste Sector In Bulgaria; Karin Sardadvar, Angelika K&#252;mmerling, Darina Peycheva -- PART IV. AUTONOMY AND SOCIAL TIES -- 14. Autonomy In Unlikely Places: Preconditions In Low Skilled Jobs; Ole H. S&#248;rensen, Monique Ramioul, Rasa Naujaniene -- 15. Reciprocity, Allegiance And The Market: Social Integration Still At Work; Ursula Holtgrewe, Pernille Hohnen.
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