Employment Relations in Dual Labor Markets ("It's Nice Work If You Can Get It")

1990 ◽  
Vol 8 (1, Part 2) ◽  
pp. S124-S149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Y. Oi
2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 99-112
Author(s):  
MOHAMED JELLAL ◽  
FRANÇOIS-CHARLES WOLFF

Author(s):  
Ines Wagner

The introduction concisely explicates the main points of discussion relevant for the chapters of this book. It shortly analyzes the implications of the de-territorialization of “bounded” national labor markets, sets the scene for how the regulatory framework and is used and its implications for labor market regulations, points to the possibilities for resistance within transnational workspaces, and presents the shifting relationship between the changes in the territorial nation state and its institutional apparatus and among the changes in employment relations in the EU. It shortly outlines the methods and approach.


2020 ◽  
pp. 75-89
Author(s):  
Alex J. Wood

This chapter traces the historical evolution of working time and internal labor markets in the United Kingdom. The term “internal labor market” refers to the shielding of employment relations from the external labor market through mechanisms such as seniority policies, employment protections, internal promotion ladders, and differentiated job structures based on skill and knowledge development. The chapter then looks at the temporal organization of labor at PartnershipCo. It considers wage rates and pay structure, employment protections, mobility, and promotion opportunities, but finds that flexible scheduling is the most significant means of securing control. Flexible scheduling was found to be highly manager-controlled, even when institutionalized working time regulations were present.


Author(s):  
Samuel Bentolila ◽  
Juan J. Dolado ◽  
Juan F. Jimeno

This article provides an overview of empirical and theoretical research on dual labor markets. It revisits the labor-market effects of dual employment protection legislation as well as the main factors behind its resilience. Characterized by a high incidence of temporary contracts, which may lead to stepping-stone or dead-end jobs, dual labor markets exhibit specific features regarding the determination of employment, unemployment, churn, training, productivity growth, wages, and labor market flows. Relying on the contrasting experiences of several OECD countries with different degrees of duality and, in particular, on the very poor employment performance of some EU countries during the Great Recession, lessons are drawn about policy-reform strategies aiming to correct the inefficiencies of dual labor markets.


1992 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 438-461 ◽  
Author(s):  
James W. Albrecht ◽  
Susan B. Vroman

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