Getting the mix right? The use of labour contract alternatives in UK construction

Personnel Review

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 549-563

  Forde, Chris ^a   MacKenzie, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Contracts; Employment; Recruitment agencies; Subcontracting; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249824570     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483480710752795     Document Type: Article

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