Zero Hours and On-call Work in Anglo-Saxon Countries

Examines the nature of zero-hours and on-call work in a cross-national context
Analyses the implications of zero hours work for workers and society
Considers the regulation or lack thereof of zero-hours work

Examines the nature of zero-hours and on-call work in a cross-national context Analyses the implications of zero-hours work for workers and society Considers the regulation or lack thereof of zero-hours work

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Michelle O'Sullivan is Senior Lecturer at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Ireland. Her expertise is primarily on precarious work with particular attention on wage setting and public policy in low-wage jobs. Her current research interests are on zero-hours work, government policy on working hours, working time schedules of retail workers, and freelance work.
Jonathan Lavelle is a Senior Lecturer at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Ireland. His main research interests are international and comparative employment relations, with a particular interest in trade union recognition and avoidance, and employee representative issues within multinational companies.

Juliette McMahon is Lecturer at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Ireland. Current research interests include HRM/employment relations in healthcare organisations, bullying and harassment, occupational change in Ireland, aspects of employment legislation, and HR/employment relations in small Irish enterprises.
Lorraine Ryan is Lecturer at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Ireland. Her main research interests currently centre on precarious work and working time, democracy in the workplace, corporate social responsibility and the future of work.
Caroline Murphy is Lecturer at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Ireland. Her current research interests include precarious employment, female labour market participation, formal and informal care work, and employee representation.
Thomas Turner is a Professor at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Ireland. His main areas of research include developments in employment relations in Ireland at workplace and national level, trade union trends, and the impact of immigrants in the Irish labour market. Patrick Gunnigle is Professor at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Ireland. His research interests include international business/multinational companies, human resource management (HRM), trade union membership and recognition, management strategies in industrial relations, and the role of HRM specialists.

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Ireland.- Chapter 3: UK.- Chapter 4: Australia.- Chapter 5: New Zealand.- Chapter 6: USA.- Chapter 7: Canada.- Chapter 8: Implications for Workers in New Sectors of Economic Activity.- Chapter 9: Implications for Society - Between the Profit Imperative and Citizenship.- Chapter 10: Effective Responses to Zero Hours Work Examples of the Role of Social Dialogue and Government Regulation.- Chapter 11: The Space for Regulation Beyond Borders? The Role of the EU in Regulating Zero Hours Work.- Chapter 12: The Space for Regulation Beyond Borders? The Role of the ILO and International Framework Agreements in Regulating Zero Hours Work.- Chapter 13: Conclusion.