The longest day
Flexible' contracts, performance-related pay and risk shifting in the UK direct selling sector
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 2373071 |
|---|---|
| Autores | John Bone (0000-0002-9569-6340, University of Aberdeen, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2006 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Fascículo | 1 |
| Páginas | 109-127 |
| Data de publicação | 2006-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Work Employment and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0950-0170 • E-ISSN: 1469-8722 |
| Editora | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0950017006061276 |
| OpenAlex | W2053149983 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 10 |
| Referências citadas | 18 |
This article provides an account of the experience of highly casualized forms of work within the UK Direct Selling industry (double glazing, fitted kitchens etc.). The employment relationship in this industry has long been associated with no fixed hours of work, predominantly commission only earnings and 'fictitious' self-employment.As such, the experience of industry workers offers an insight into the potential consequences of deregulated employment over the longer term, providing evidence of the power imbalances, economic uncertainty, work/life imbalance and the impediments to non-work based relationships this entails. The article is based on an ethnographic study and focuses on the issues of 'high' and 'low' road flexibility, and the implications for the wider labour market of the extension of flexible employment practices
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| Obras citantes distintas | 10 |
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| Citações por ano | 0,56 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2008 - 2024 (17) |
| Velocidade de citação | recent |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 10 |