WP 1 - The first part-time economy in the world. Does it work?

Contents

1     Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1

2THE transformation of the Dutch labour market....................................................1

3    AJob-INTENSIVE Growth Path .......................................................................................... 6

3.1   Wage moderation.................................................................................................................................................. 6

3.2   The Shift to Services............................................................................................................................................. 7

3.3  Working-Time Reduction and Job Redistribution................................................................................................ 9

4    Atypical employment, part-TIME jobs and flexibility ............................................ 12

4.1  Temp work.......................................................................................................................................................... 15

4.2   Temporary contracts........................................................................................................................................... 16

4.3   Employment on call, temporary substitutes and unspecified hours.................................................................... 17

4.4   Internal flexibility............................................................................................................................................... 17

4.5  Part-time employment ........................................................................................................................................ 18

5     Policies ................................................................................................................................22

5.1   From Backwardness to Progress: Women Enter the Labour Force.................................................................... 22

5.2   Trade unions....................................................................................................................................................... 26

5.3  Employers........................................................................................................................................................... 27

5.4  Governments....................................................................................................................................................... 28

6    Evaluation..........................................................................................................................29

References ................................................................................................................................................................ 33

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