Temporary Work Agencies: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?

The complexities of the triangular relationship between employer, worker and agency are explored in two sectors to establish the extent to which the use of agency workers constitutes strategic and rational decisions on the part of employers. Evidence of strategic subcontracting to agencies is eviden...

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Published in:British journal of industrial relations 2004-12, Vol.42 (4), p.705-725
Main Authors: Purcell, John, Purcell, Kate, Tailby, Stephanie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agency
Communications technology
Dependency
Employers
Employment agencies
Great Britain
Health care
Health care industry
Health services
Human resource management
Information technology
Labor market
Labor policy
Labour relations
Organization
Organizational behavior
Professional relations. Trade unions
Regulation
Sociology
Sociology of work
Sociology of work and sociology of organizations
Studies
Subcontracting
Telecommunications
Temporary employees
Temporary employment
Work
Workers
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