Work sharing during the Great Recession : new developments and beyond / / edited by Jon C. Messenger, Naj Ghosheh.

• TeilnehmendeR: Messenger, Jon C. 1960-; Ghosheh, Naj.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Work sharing' is a labour market instrument devised in order to distribute a reduced volume of work to the same (or similar) number of workers over a diminished period of working time in order to avoid redundancies. This fascinating and timely study presents the concept and history of work sharing and explores the complexities and trade-offs involved in its use as both a strategy for preserving jobs and for increasing employment. The expert contributors analyse country case studies of work sharing programmes implemented across the globe during the great recession of 2008 - 09, and synthesize l

Table of Contents

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; 1. An introduction to work sharing: A strategy for preserving jobs, creating new employment and im; 2. Work sharing as an alternative to layoffs: Lessons from the German experience during the crisis; 3. European diversity of work sharing as a crisis measure: The experiences of Austria, Belgium, Fra; 4. Work sharing in Japan; 5. The Turkish experience with work-sharing policy during the global economic crisis, 2008-2010; 6. Results of the implementation of the suspension and partial unemployment insurance programmes in

7. Work sharing as a potential policy tool for creating more and better employment: A review of the8. Conclusion: Lessons learned from the Great Recession and implications for policy; Index