Flexible Forms of Employment in the Netherlands
University for national and world economy | Flexible forms of employment in the Netherlands | By Ivan Valentinov Parvanov | 11114106 | Reviewed by: | Prof. Krastyo Petkov |
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Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Types of Flexible Employment III. The Legal framework for Flexible
Forms of Employment IV. Demographic Structure of people
Involved in Flexible forms of
Employment
V. The Nature of the Work, Carried
Out by Those in Non-standard
Employment
VI. Pros and Cons of Flexibilization VII. Conclusion VIII. Bibliography
I. Introduction
Within the European labour markets, there has been a growing emergence of so-called non-typical or flexible forms of work, which deviate from ‘standard’ employment contracts. The need for flexible employment arrangements has been underlined on several occasions. Developing these forms of work is considered necessary for achieving economic growth through the adaptation of business strategies and productivity to globalised markets and economies.
The existence and development of different forms of work have been repeatedly acknowledged by the European institutions. In its Green Paper on modernising labour law of November 2006, the European Commission noted that: ‘Rapid technological progress as well as globalisation have fundamentally changed European labour markets. Fixed-term contracts, part-time work, on-call and zero hours contracts, hiring through temporary employment agencies and freelance contracts have become an established feature of the European labour market, accounting for 25% of the workforce’. As of 2007 this figure has been 44% for the Netherlands.
Flexible forms of employment allow employers a flexibility margin to deal with fluctuations in demand, providing for the possibility of speedy and efficient deployment of rightly skilled workers for periods when orders diverge from‘normal’. Companies cannot step out of the business cycle and it is evident that
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Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Types of Flexible Employment III. The Legal framework for Flexible
Forms of Employment IV. Demographic Structure of people
Involved in Flexible forms of
Employment
V. The Nature of the Work, Carried
Out by Those in Non-standard
Employment
VI. Pros and Cons of Flexibilization VII. Conclusion VIII. Bibliography
I. Introduction
Within the European labour markets, there has been a growing emergence of so-called non-typical or flexible forms of work, which deviate from ‘standard’ employment contracts. The need for flexible employment arrangements has been underlined on several occasions. Developing these forms of work is considered necessary for achieving economic growth through the adaptation of business strategies and productivity to globalised markets and economies.
The existence and development of different forms of work have been repeatedly acknowledged by the European institutions. In its Green Paper on modernising labour law of November 2006, the European Commission noted that: ‘Rapid technological progress as well as globalisation have fundamentally changed European labour markets. Fixed-term contracts, part-time work, on-call and zero hours contracts, hiring through temporary employment agencies and freelance contracts have become an established feature of the European labour market, accounting for 25% of the workforce’. As of 2007 this figure has been 44% for the Netherlands.
Flexible forms of employment allow employers a flexibility margin to deal with fluctuations in demand, providing for the possibility of speedy and efficient deployment of rightly skilled workers for periods when orders diverge from‘normal’. Companies cannot step out of the business cycle and it is evident that
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