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    Agency work and agency workers - employee representation in Germany and Singapore

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    Authors
    Mitlacher, L.
    Waring, P.
    Burgess, John
    Connell, Julia
    Date
    2014
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Mitlacher, L. and Waring, P. and Burgess, J. and Connell, J. 2014. Agency work and agency workers - employee representation in Germany and Singapore. International Journal of Employment Studies. 22 (2): pp. 6-24.
    Source Title
    International Journal of Employment Studies
    Additional URLs
    http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=901174838071789;res=IELBUS
    ISSN
    1039-6993
    School
    School of Management
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34308
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Comparatively new forms of work, such as temporary agency work, have led to changes in employment relations systems resulting in various consequences for temporary agency workers. To date, analysis of such changes and their effects have been quite limited, especially with regard to comparative, international perspectives. Consequently, the intention of this article is to partially address that gap by considering temporary agency work and workers in Germany and Singapore. These countries were selected as both have experienced significant growth in agency work while possessing different features in their employment relations systems. The paper provides insights relevant to the contradictions and tensions inherent in the position of agency workers in the German and Singaporean system of employment relations, making suggestions for a new regulatory approach of the temporary agency industry.

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