Introduction

Shirley Dex and Andrew McCulloch
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Shirley Dex: University of Cambridge
Andrew McCulloch: University of Cambridge

Chapter 1 in Flexible Employment, 1997, pp 1-12 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Has the notion of a job for life disappeared? Undoubtedly there have been changes in the nature of jobs in Britain since the 1970s. Some commentators have called the changes a revolution, and a casualisation of the labour market (Social Justice Commission report; Hutton, 1995). Others have suggested this characterisation vastly overstates the changes which have taken place (Robinson, 1995); flexible jobs are argued to represent the voluntary preferences of many people. However, there is no doubt that this is a topical issue and on the agenda of politicians who are concerned about the lack of ‘feel-good’ factor in the British electorate.

Keywords: Labour Market; Maternity Leave; Employment Protection; Labour Force Survey; Flexible Work (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-14333-7_1

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