 Quality of Work: The Case of Part-Time Work in ItalyBrendan J. Burchell ()
Chapter Chapter 9 in Non-Standard Employment and Quality of Work, 2012, pp 175-188 from Springer Abstract: Abstract While the rate of part-time work has been consistent in the EU15 in the period 2000–2005, Italy has seen a large rise in women’s part-time work over that period. The likely cause of this rise in women’s part-time work is presumed to be the Italian enactment of the EU Part-Time Work Directive. Before 1984 Italian legislation had little provision for part-time work, and the Italian rate was well below the European average. But, the weak 1984 legislation was repealed by the then-conservative government to make way for the new directive adopted in 2000, and subsequently revised. As well as providing a clearer legislative framework on issues such as flexible working by part-timers, part-time work was claimed to offer important solutions to the Italian labour markets including reducing unemployment, increasing women’s employment and enhancing flexibility. Keywords: Labour Market; Italian Woman; Italian Labour Market; European Work Condition Survey; European Work Condition Survey (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:aiechp:978-3-7908-2106-2_9 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-2106-2_9 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in AIEL Series in Labour Economics from Springer |
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