What is it about?
In this comparative qualitative study, we have examined how local bargaining shapes the trade-off between labor flexibility and employment security policies in four multinational subsidiaries in Belgium, Britain, and Germany. We have found that differences in inter-subsidiary organizational configurations, markets, and technologies modify how flexibility and security are negotiated in workplaces.
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Why is it important?
This is the first study on company-level flexicurity in a comparative perspective. It is also the first study using a power dimension to understand company-level flexicurity.
Perspectives
This article is relevant for the literature on flexicurity, as it shows that different organizational and market configurations and local contexts, affecting negotiation processes and power relations, are as important as labor market regulatory settings for understanding flexibility–security outcomes
Professor Valeria VP Pulignano
Associatie KU Leuven
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This page is a summary of: Flexibility and Security within European Labor Markets, ILR Review, January 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0019793916628862.
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