Examining the occupational variation within non-standard employment, this book combines case studies and comparative writing to illustrate how and why alternative occupational employment patterns are formed. Non-standard employment has grown significantly in most developed economies, varying between countries. Different institutional settings have been deemed accountable for this variation, though inadequate consideration has been given to differences within national labour markets. Through an occupational perspective, this book contends that patterns of non-standard employment are shaped by flexibility in hiring and firing practices and the dispensability of workers' skills. The framework integrates explanations based on labour market regulation, industrial relations and skill supply, filling the gaps in previous scholastic research. A necessary and discernible insight into employment patterns, academics in the fields of economics and sociology will find this book of great value. Policy makers and practitioners alike will benefit from the comparative analysis of rich empirical material.
Contents: 1. Introduction and Conclusion Werner Eichhorst and Paul Marx 2. Non-Standard Employment Across Occupations in Germany: The Role of Replaceability and Labour Market Flexibility Werner Eichhorst, Paul Marx and Tobsch 3. Non-Standard Employment Patterns across Occupation in the Netherlands Anne Gielen and Trudie Schils 4. Occupational Employment Patterns in a Highly Regulated Labour Market: The Case of France Baptiste Francon and Paul Marx 5. Occupational Growth and Non-Standard Employment in the Spanish Service Sector: From Upgrading to Polarisation Oscar Molina and Pedro Lopez Roldan 6. Non-standard Work, Low-paid Work and Employment Dynamics in Italy: Evidence From an Occupational Perspective Fabio Berton, Matteo Richiardi and Stefano Sacchi 7. Labour Market Flexibility in the Danish Service Sector: Same Old, Same Old, But More Different Per Kongshoj Madsen 8. Variation in the Prevalence of Temporary Contracts across Occupations in the UK Alison Koslowski and Caitlin McLean 9. Non-standard Employment across Occupations in the United States: The Role of Replaceability and Labour Market Flexibility Moira Nelson 10. Subjective Employment Insecurity Gap between Occupations: Variance across Europe Heejung Chung 11. Understanding Occupational Differences in Flexibilisation and Mobility Patterns in Europe: Do Institutions Matter? Ruud Muffels 12. Non-standard Employment of Women in Service Sector Occupations: A Comparison of European Countries Janine Leschke 13. Female Atypical Employment in the Service Occupations: A Comparative Study of Time Trends in Germany and the UK Martina Dieckhoff, Vanessa Gash, Antje Mertens and Laura Romeu-Gordo 14. Trade Unions, Precarious Work and Dualisation in Europe Maarten Keune 15. Non-standard Employment and Systems of Skill Formation in European Ccountries Marius Busemeyer and Kathleen Thelen Index
