<p><strong>‘This volume presents an insightful review of the research into this growing area of the international economy. As a collection, this book represents an excellent overview and introduction to the use of temporary work across the world … [it] admirably provides a broad overview of the current state of play.’</strong><em> – Labour and Industry</em></p>
1. International Aspects of Temporary Agency Employment: An Overview 2. Cycles of Contingency: The Temporary Staffing Industry and Labour Market Adjustment in the U.S. 3. Temporary Agency Work in the EU: An Overview 4. Temporary Agency Labour in the UK 5. New Employment Patterns: Agencies and Agency Workers in the Netherlands and Denmark 6. Temporary Employment: The Situation in Canada 7. Agency Temporary Work and Government Policy in Contemporary Japan 8. Temporary Agency Work in Australia (Part I) 9. Temporary Agency Work in Australia (Part II): Motivation, Dynamics and Prospects 10. Agencies, Agency Workers and Atypical Employment in New Zealand
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Biografisk notat
John Burgess is Associate Professor at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Julia Connell is Associate Professor at the Graduate School of of Business at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.