Temporary agency work and the information society

Abstract:

This work is comprised of reports given to the International Conference held on 28-29 April 2003 at the Royal Flemish Academy, Brussels.

The reports are presented in four parts. Part one, General Reports, opens with a paper on the challenges for temporary agency work in the information society. This is followed by a paper relating to the development of employment services, public and private, in various groups of countries.

Part two, National Reports, features papers on Belgium, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Sweden and The Netherlands. Part three consists of two papers addressing the European dimension, the first dealing with EU legislation on temporary work and the second exploring temporary agency work and freedom of services in the European Union.

The final part, Panel Discussion on European Developments, opens with a report on negotiations of the European Social Partners towards an EU-wide collective agreement on temporary work, followed by a paper relating to agency work in the European Union. Other papers included in this section are: Proposal for a Directive on Working Conditions for Temporary Workers, Amended Proposal for the same and Report on the Proposal for a Directive on Working Conditions for Temporary Workers.

This work will interest scholars, students, practitioners and policy makers engaged in the field of employment and labour relations.