Future of work: The labour movement (Part 4: Alternative models)

Future of work: The labour movement (Part 4: Alternative models) Phuah Eng Chye (13 October 2018) Though the role of trade unions and the collective bargaining process have diminished, there is no shortage of alternative models that can be used to organise labour. Worker representation and co-determination trade union models. The US firm-level trade union … “Future of work: The labour movement (Part 4: Alternative models)”

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Future of work: Challenges from the changing organisation of employment

Future of work: Challenges from the changing organisation of employment Phuah Eng Chye (25 August 2018) Advances in information technology facilitated the expansion of work forms; to be diverse, intangible, modular, autonomous, transient and transactional in nature. A multitude of terms such as fissure, flexibilization, platform, gigs, sharing, crowdwork, non-traditional, irregular, alternative, contingent, freelance, self-employed, … “Future of work: Challenges from the changing organisation of employment”

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