Huiyan Fu: 2 books
An Emerging Non-Regular Labour Force in Japan
The Dignity of Dispatched Workers
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Like many industrialised nations, the current employment trend in Japan centres on diversification of the labour market with an increased use of temporary labour. Among a wide range of non-regular labour arrangements, haken are a newly legalised category of non-regular workers who are typically employed...
Temporary Agency Work and Globalisation
Beyond Flexibility and Inequality
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
Despite its geographic and industry expansion as part of the ongoing globalisation of service activity, temporary agency work (TAW) is relatively understudied. TAW is characterised by a distinct triangular structure where workers are typically hired by staffing or employment agencies while being ’dispatched’...