It has become widely assumed that the standard employment relationship (SER) is in
irreversible decline in industrialized societies. However, non‐standard and precarious work …

Purpose–There is growing political interest in new forms of precarious self‐employment
located in a “grey area” between employment and self‐employment. A wide range of …

This report maps a kaleidoscopic array of platform-mediated working arrangements, by
clustering the findings into three main subsets (passenger transport services, professional …

Britain At Work Page 1 Page 2 Britain at Work Britain at Work presents a detailed analysis of
the 1998 Workplace Employee Relations Survey, the largest survey of its kind ever conducted …

This paper draws upon new research in the UK into the relationship between changing
organizational forms and the reshaping of work in order to consider the changing nature of …

This paper examines whether the strictness of employment protection legislation
encourages employers to contract out work to their own paid employees by the formula of …

Governments in Europe and elsewhere have renewed their attention to the fiscal regulation
of their economies in order to close tax loopholes and boost revenues in response to the …

Are freelancers a neglected form of small business? | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case
studies Expert Briefings Open Access Publish with us Advanced search Are freelancers a …

In recent years, there has been a trend for trade unions to attempt to represent contingent
workers, including agency staff, workers on fixed-term contracts and the self-employed. This …

It is increasingly being recognized that different types of entrepreneurs exist with different
performance levels and different contributions to the economy. Two common classifications …