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| Author: | Jany-Catrice, F. Lehndorff, S. |
| Title: | Who bears the burden of flexibility? Working conditions and labour markets in the European retail trade |
| Journal: | Transfer
2002 : AUTUMN, VOL. 8:3, p. 504-520 |
| Index terms: | LABOUR WORKING CONDITIONS LABOUR MARKETS EUROPE RETAILING |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The retail trade is currently undergoing fundamental changes in terms of employment, working time, and working conditions, all of which deserve detailed analysis. The present study is focused on the interaction between efforts of large retail firms at 'flexibilising' the workforces on the one hand, and on the existing structures of labour supply on the other. The main result of the study is a sceptical assessment of the current development: work in the retail trade is becoming more stressful and less attractive, and the share of those to whom it serves as the basis for an independent livelihood is decreasing. The labour market in this industry is undergoing major changes in Europe. |
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