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Towards a New Standard Employment Relationship in Western Europe

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This paper examines critically the concept of the standard employment relationship (SER), differentiating between form and substance. It explores the social functions served by the SER and its evolution in western Europe. Six major causes underpinning changes in the employment relationship are explored and the contours of a new more flexible SER developed. Two further social functions are added: equal access for men and women to the employment system, and increased internal flexibility in the workplace.

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  • Gerhard Bosch, 2004. "Towards a New Standard Employment Relationship in Western Europe," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 42(4), pages 617-636, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:brjirl:v:42:y:2004:i:4:p:617-636
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2004.00333.x
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    1. Beynon, Huw & Grimshaw, Damian & Rubery, Jill & Ward, Kevin, 2002. "Managing Employment Change: The New Realities of Work," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780199248704.
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