Precarious Work

Edited by Jeff Kenner, Professor, School of Law, University of Nottingham, UK, Izabela Florczak, Assistant Professor University of Lodz and Marta Otto, Assistant Professor, Department of Labour Law and Social Policy, University of Warsaw, Poland

'This book offers timely commentary on the rise of precarious employment in Europe following the global financial crisis, sovereign debt crises and the rise of ''gig economy'' work. Covering developments in a diverse range of States, this book offers cutting-edge analysis from leading scholars regarding the causes of contemporary precarity and the challenges posed to regulation of labour markets.'--Tonia Novitz, University of Bristol, UK'The fragmentation and segmentation of the workforce has led to a multitude of forms of precarious work, now with a new face in the digital economy. It is a big challenge for labour law and industrial relations worldwide. This book focuses on Europe, tries to develop a theoretical framework for this very complex phenomenon, analyses brilliantly the development in different EU Member States and confronts it with the patterns of European and international law, thereby showing the burning need for further regulatory concepts: A must for everybody interested in this topic.'--Manfred Weiss, University of Frankfurt, Germany

• Contents:INTRODUCTIONJeff Kenner, Marta Otto, Izabela FlorczakPart I Precarious work: towards a new theoretical foundation1. Precarious Work and Labour Regulation in the EU: Current Reality and PerspectivesIzabela Florczak and Marta Otto2. Precariat – Next Stage of Development or Economic Predominance in a New Scene?Barbara Godlewska-Bujok and Andrzej Patulski3. Precarious Work and Social Protection: Between Flexicurity and Social Pollution Calogero Massimo CammalleriPart II The Legal Contours of Precarious Work in Europe 4. Deepening Precarity in the United KingdomDavid Mangan5. The Rise of Precarious Work in Spain. The Effects of the Increase in Labour Market FlexibilityAnna Ginès I Fabrellas6. Precarity of New Forms of Employment Under Swedish Labour LawAnnamaria Westregård7. From Student Work to False Self-Employment: How to Combat Precarious Work in Slovenia?Darja Senčur Peček and Valentina Franca8. Precarious Work in Poland. How to Tackle the Abuse of Atypical Forms of Employment? Łukasz Pisarczyk and Urszula Torbus9. On the Balance Between Flexibility and Precarity: Atypical Forms of Employment Under The Laws of the Czech Republic Jakub TomšejPart III The Challenge Of The ‘Gig Economy’10. “Digital Work” in the “Platform Economy”. The Last (But Not Least) Stage of Precariousness in Labour RelationshipsGionata Cavallini and Matteo Avogaro11. Uber Drivers Are ‘Workers’ – The Expanding Scope of the ‘Worker’ Concept in the UK’s Gig EconomyJeff Kenner12. Digital Work - Real Bargaining. How to Ensure Sustainability of Social Dialogue in Digital Era?Joanna UnterschützIndex