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| Author: | Smith, M. (et al.) |
| Title: | Job quality in Europe |
| Journal: | Industrial Relations Journal
2008 : NOV, VOL. 39:6, p. 586-603 |
| Index terms: | labour markets employment work quality Europe European Union |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The European Employment Strategy (EES) aims at promoting job quality (henceforth as: j-q.) and gender equality. However, advances on both of these objectives may be important complements to the employment rate targets of the EES. While the European Commission has a broad view of the concept of j-q. in practice, it relies on a selection of labour market type indicators that express little about the j-q. of the actual jobs. Using data from the 2005 European Working Conditions survey, this study analyses j-q. along three dimensions: job content, autonomy and working conditions. It is concluded that gender and occupational status, along with other job characteristics, e.g. working time and sector, have more influence on an individual's j-q. than the country or 'national model'. The results also demonstrate the value of developing j-q. indicators that are both gender sensitive and derived at the level of the job rather than the labour market to advance European Union (EU) policy and academic debate. |
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