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Warnings of a ‘race to the bottom’ on workers’ pay and conditions should concern us all

Harrison, PA and Collins, H (2019) Warnings of a ‘race to the bottom’ on workers’ pay and conditions should concern us all. The Conversation.

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Abstract

The number of people in the UK working on zero-hours contracts has risen sharply over the past decade, from 186,000 people, or 0.6% of the working population, to 896,000 or 2.7%. This sharp expansion of the gig economy, and concerns over workers’ rights in the Brexit debate, have prompted warnings that the UK is being dragged into a “race to the bottom”. But what is a race to the bottom? And are these concerns justified?

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Embargo requested: Not known
Uncontrolled Keywords: Precariat; Zero-hour contracts; Numerical Flexibility
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business
H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5601 Accounting
H Social Sciences > HG Finance
Divisions: Business & Management (from Sep 19)
Publisher: Conversation Trust
Date Deposited: 29 Nov 2019 10:30
Last Modified: 03 Sep 2021 22:57
Editors: Hood, L
URI: https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/11827
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