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Temporary Agency Workers in Italy and the UK - (Work and Welfare in Europe) by Alessio Bertolini (Paperback)

Temporary Agency Workers in Italy and the UK - (Work and Welfare in Europe) by  Alessio Bertolini (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>1. Introduction.- 2. Analysing Atypical Workers' Disadvantages in a Comparative Perspective.- 3. Temporary Agency Work and Employment Precariousness.- 4. Temporary Agency Work and Work Precariousness.- 5. Temporary Agency Work and Income Precariousness.- 6. Conclusions.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>This book offers a comparative exploration of the various disadvantages experienced by a category of atypical workers compared to standard employees, in the UK and Italy, and considers whether and how the differences can be attributed to contrasting institutional settings and political economies.<p></p> <p></p><p>Bertolini explores the lived experience of these workers, and demonstrates how institutional variables interact in complex ways with individual socio-demographic characteristics as well as the broader socio-economic context to shape individual disadvantages and engender different experiences of precariousness. </p><p></p><p><i>Temporary Agency Workers in Italy and the UK</i> will be of interest to students and scholars of political economy, sociology of work, welfare studies, labour market policy, and industrial relations.</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Alessio Bertolini is Research Associate in the School of Law at the University of Glasgow, UK. </p>

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