ABSTRACT
The numbers of workers employed on a temporary basis has grown massively over the last few decades. The benefits to firms of hiring workers on a temporary basis are clear and generally can be reduced to their cheaper short term cost. The status of workers employed in this manner however means that they are less likely to receive the same rights as
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|23 pages
International aspects of temporary agency employment: an overview
An overview Introduction and aims
chapter 2|13 pages
Cycles of contingency: the temporary staffing industry and labour market adjustment in the U.S
The temporary staffing industry and labour market adjustment in the U.S. Introduction: the business of temping
chapter 5|19 pages
New employment patterns
Agencies and agency workers in the Netherlands and Denmark
chapter 7|17 pages
Agency temporary work and government policy in contemporary Japan
Introduction: flexibility of employment and irregular employees
chapter 9|19 pages
Temporary agency work in Australia (Part II): motivation, dynamics and prospects
Motivation, dynamics and prospects Introduction: the antecedents of the Australian temporary
chapter 10|15 pages
Agencies, agency workers and atypical employment in New Zealand
Introduction: radical reforms, labour market fluctuations and agency work
