A5068629620- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Labor Movements and Unions
- Digital Economy and Work Transformation
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Insurance and Financial Risk Management
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Sharing Economy and Platforms
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Health Services Management and Policy
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
- Emotional Labor in Professions
University of Leeds
2017-2024
City, University of London
2012
In this Foreword to the special issue ‘In, Against and Beyond Precarity’ guest editors take stock of existing literature on precarity, highlighting strengths limitations using concept as an analytical tool for examining world work. Concluding that overstretched nature has diluted its political effectiveness, suggest instead a focus precarization process, drawing from perspectives objective conditions, well subjective heterogeneous experiences perceptions insecure employment. Framed in way,...
Labour unrest by platform workers is a growing global phenomenon, but several questions require deeper understanding. What motivates labour unrest? Which actors and strategies are involved? How does this vary across regions? Systematic answers hindered the lack of large datasets. Uniquely, article analyses dataset comprising 1271 instances unrest. It reveals two main dimensions struggle: those defending or extending protective regulatory institutions (regulatory protests); seeking larger...
Abstract Empirical evidence regarding the link between flexible working arrangements (FWAs) and work effort is mixed, with literature showing that some practices are linked to more while others less effort. In this study, we argue discrepancy may be due existence of different types FWA bundles potentially distinct effects on Using Understanding Society , a British national survey, building theories related social exchange, study examines employee‐centered employer‐centered bundles, This...
Abstract Although reduced working time and furlough policy initiatives are widely regarded as important for economic business reasons, little is known about their impacts on workers’ mental health at the onset of COVID-19 pandemic. Using data from UK Household Longitudinal Panel Study 2018 to February 2020 April change score analysis, this study aims compare changes between those who worked hours, were furloughed left/lost paid work. The results suggest that can protect health, but only men...
Abstract Unionized workers tend to be less satisfied with their jobs than non‐union counterparts. Despite 40 years of research that has sought explain this phenomenon, the causes relationship are not fully understood. Drawing on nationally representative panel data from UK, study uses quasi‐experimental methods compare how job satisfaction union members and counterparts changes in response an exogenous event. Results suggest working conditions rather behaviour unions more likely cause member...
Flexible labour markets, flexible working arrangements and motivations behind their use are established expanding strands of sociology work employment relations research. This article provides a review key themes debates connected to workplace flexibility between 2000 2015 utilising research located in leading work, relations, industrial human resource management (HRM) journals, addition texts published during this time period. We establish that is growing area focus our analysis on...
The Trade Union Act (2016) stipulates that in order for a strike to be lawful it must now achieve turnout of ‘at least 50 per cent’ addition majority vote action the UK. We know remarkably little about correlates voting and even less decision or abstain union ballots. address this gap, drawing from large-scale survey Public Commercial Services (PCS) members administered shortly after their 2019 national pay ballot. Results show disconnect between focus dispute (pay) grievances motivated...
The article investigates the quality of Flexible Work Arrangements (FWAs) in Greek labour market, using dual market theory. Based on a survey 492 employees and 40 companies conducted during period 2010-2011, paper examines perceptions employers FWAs demonstrates that are associated with low job quality. workers mostly females, younger those lower educational background. results highlight existence segmented workforce emphasize distinction between full-time ‘insiders’ flexible ‘outsiders’ ones.
Unionized workers tend to be less satisfied with their jobs than non-union counterparts. Despite forty years of research that has sought explain this phenomena, the causes relationship are not fully understood. Drawing on nationally representative panel data from UK, study uses quasi- experimental methods compare how job satisfaction union members and counterparts change in response an exogenous event. Results suggest unions do have a causal impact members.