The international temping industry and the restructuring of work: the example of Germany and Australia

Title: The international temping industry and the restructuring of work: the example of Germany and Australia
Creator: Mitlacher, Lars W.; Burgess, John
Relation: 15th World Congress of the International Industrial Relations Association, 2009 (IIRA World Congress 2009). Proceedings of the 15th World Congress of the International Industrial Relations Association 2009 (Sydney 24-27 August, 2009)
Relation: http://www.iceaustralia.com/iira2009
Publisher: IIRA / ICE Australia
Resource Type: conference paper
Date: 2009
Description: In this article we discuss the temping industry in Germany and Australia. The comparison is to highlight differences between the two countries regarding the temp industry and the nature of the regulatory regime. In both countries the temping industry has grown although agency workers remain a small part of the overall workforce. After discussing the development of the temping industry in each country the article will then analyze the regulations of the industry in each country. Following the discussion we will examine two specific issues: the impact of the deployment of temps on the client companies and the opportunities for temps to exercise voice. Finally the role of temping in the current financial crisis is briefly discussed.
Subject: temporary workers; temping industry; agency workers; industry regulations
Identifier: uon:8854
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/919393
Identifier: ISBN:9780980675511

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