Collective bargaining and temporary contracts in call centre employment in Austria, Germany and Spain

European Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 437-456

  Shire, Karen A ^a   Schönauer, Annika ^b   Valverde, Mireia ^c   Mottweiler, Hannelore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b FORBA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Comparative industrial relations; Outsourcing; Service work; Temporary work; Trade unions; Works councils

Indexed keywords

EID: 70949097972     PISSN: 09596801     EISSN: 14617129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959680109344370     Document Type: Article

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