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The changing concept of work: When does typical work become atypical?
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Abstract In most countries, a standard (or core) model of employment relationship (i.e. full-time work under an open-ended employment contract) typically receives the greatest labour and social security protection, with divergent work arrangements receiving less protection in correlation to the magnitude of ... view more
In most countries, a standard (or core) model of employment relationship (i.e. full-time work under an open-ended employment contract) typically receives the greatest labour and social security protection, with divergent work arrangements receiving less protection in correlation to the magnitude of the differences between the former and the latter. However, recent developments concerning non-standard forms of work may question this dynamic.
In this article, we examine the nature and current evolution of the standard employment relationship, then analyse how other forms of work deviate from this standard. In order to do so, we draw on the conclusions of the numerous studies recently published by scholars and international organisations in the wake of the growing public debate on the ‘new world of work’. Afterwards, we analyse the situation of non-standard workers under certain social security systems, in order to determine how those systems have approached the divergent character of these forms of work. This leads us to identify the main challenges that social security systems experience when faced with non-standard forms of work. The article concludes by addressing the need to adapt the basic principles of social security to the atypical features of non-standard work.... view less
Keywords
type of employment; flexibility; employment relationship; social insurance; social security; labor law
Classification
Labor Market Research
Social Security
Free Keywords
atypical work; standard employment relationship; challenges; European Union Labour Force Survey (LFS)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 306-332
Journal
European Labour Law Journal, 8 (2017) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/2031952517743871
ISSN
2399-5556
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed