Thursday, September 18, 2008
[IWS] Work Foundation (UK): 'GOOD WORK': JOB QUALITY in a CHANGING ECONOMY [18 September 2008]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Work Foundation (UK)
Report
'Good Work': Job Quality in a Changing Economy [18 September 2008]
http://workfoundation.org/research/publications/publicationdetail.aspx?oItemId=197&parentPageID=102&PubType =
or
http://workfoundation.org/assets/docs/publications/197_good_work_final2.pdf
[full-text, 89 pages]
Authors: David Coats with Rohit Lehki
Abstract
This paper sets out to explain why the quality of employment should be a matter of profound concern for government, employers and employees.
Contents
About the authors 4
Executive Summary 6
1. Why does job quality matter? 11
2. How much 'good work' is there in the UK and Europe? 24
3. How can we get more 'good work' in the UK? 64
4. Summary and conclusion 78
Bibliography 83
List of Figure and Tables
Figure 1: Employment change in the UK labour market 19962006 26
Figure 2: Temporary work 1997-2007 27
Figure 3: Occupational change 1994-2014 28
Figure 4: The 30-4-30 knowledge workforce 30
Figure 5: Job security an international comparison 31
Figure 6: Average job security by type of employee 32
Figure 7: Employee Task Discretion Index 1992-2006 37
Figure 9: Extent of autonomy in the workplace by country (0-5 scale) 41
Figure 10: Advanced functional flexibility by country 45
Figure 11: Mean usual working hours in main paid job 47
Figure 12: Percentage of employees working more than 48 hours a week 48
Figure 13: Often or almost always have enough time to get the job done 49
Figure 14: Working to tight deadlines and at very high speed 50
Figure 16: Changes in employee perception of employee relations 1998-2004 57
Table 1: Factors influencing a return to work and job sustainability 22
Table 2: Percentage of employees in job quality/job security categories by country 34
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Work Foundation (UK)
Report
'Good Work': Job Quality in a Changing Economy [18 September 2008]
http://workfoundation.org/research/publications/publicationdetail.aspx?oItemId=197&parentPageID=102&PubType =
or
http://workfoundation.org/assets/docs/publications/197_good_work_final2.pdf
[full-text, 89 pages]
Authors: David Coats with Rohit Lehki
Abstract
This paper sets out to explain why the quality of employment should be a matter of profound concern for government, employers and employees.
Contents
About the authors 4
Executive Summary 6
1. Why does job quality matter? 11
2. How much 'good work' is there in the UK and Europe? 24
3. How can we get more 'good work' in the UK? 64
4. Summary and conclusion 78
Bibliography 83
List of Figure and Tables
Figure 1: Employment change in the UK labour market 19962006 26
Figure 2: Temporary work 1997-2007 27
Figure 3: Occupational change 1994-2014 28
Figure 4: The 30-4-30 knowledge workforce 30
Figure 5: Job security an international comparison 31
Figure 6: Average job security by type of employee 32
Figure 7: Employee Task Discretion Index 1992-2006 37
Figure 9: Extent of autonomy in the workplace by country (0-5 scale) 41
Figure 10: Advanced functional flexibility by country 45
Figure 11: Mean usual working hours in main paid job 47
Figure 12: Percentage of employees working more than 48 hours a week 48
Figure 13: Often or almost always have enough time to get the job done 49
Figure 14: Working to tight deadlines and at very high speed 50
Figure 16: Changes in employee perception of employee relations 1998-2004 57
Table 1: Factors influencing a return to work and job sustainability 22
Table 2: Percentage of employees in job quality/job security categories by country 34
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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