Flexible employment: composition and trends

Article Abstract:

A comparison is made between flexible employees, defined as self-employed persons and temporary workers, and other employees, examining trends in categories such as aggregate growth, size, variability and cyclicality. It is concluded that significant differences exist between self-employed people, temporary employment personnel, and other types of workers, specifically between demographic groups such as age, education and gender.

Self-employed persons, Self employed persons, Temporary employment

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Flexible employment: positive work strategies for the 21st century

Article Abstract:

The author advocates the promotion of flexible employment arrangements, rather than following Europe's current trend of high unemployment and low job growth. Topics examined include the influence of flexibility on the national economy, the demography of temporary employees, and employment law.

Labor market

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The flexible work force

Article Abstract:

An analysis is presented on the social, political, and economic implications of part-time employment. These include the legal rights of part-time employees and state versus federal oversight.

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