Job Insecurity and Work Intensification

<p>Based on findings of the recently published Joseph Rowntree Report this book provides an up-to-the-minute review of current research on flexibility job insecurity and work intensification. It examines the impact of these developments on individuals their families the workplace and the long-term health of the British economy as well as an analysis of the impact across a wide range of OECD countries including the United States France Germany Sweden and Japan. Key questions addressed include:</p><p>* How are jobs more insecure?<br>* Does just-in-time labour mean more flexible contracts or more flexible workers?<br>* Does job insecurity entail a 'new flexible morality'?<br>* How does workplace stress affect individual health and family relationships?<br><br>Timely and thought-provoking it is essential reading for all those involved in the fields of employment relations HRM and the sociology of work.</p>