The 'Pre-Invention' of precarious employment: The changing world of work in context

Economic and Labour Relations Review

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 3-24

  Quinlan, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Casual employment; Contingent work; Day labour; Employment insecurity; Labour contractors; Precariat; Precarious employment; Subcontractors; Temporary work; Transient workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876304313     PISSN: 10353046     EISSN: 18382673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/103530461202300402     Document Type: Article

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