Precarious Work

Edited by Jeff Kenner, Professor, School of Law, University of Nottingham, UK, Izabela Florczak, Assistant Professor and Marta Otto, Assistant Professor, University of Lodz, Poland

Contents:

INTRODUCTION
Jeff Kenner, Marta Otto, Izabela Florczak

Part I Precarious work: towards a new theoretical foundation
1. Precarious Work and Labour Regulation in the EU: Current Reality and Perspectives
Izabela Florczak and Marta Otto

2. Precariat – Next Stage of Development or Economic Predominance in a New Scene?
Barbara Godlewska-Bujok and Andrzej Patulski

3. Precarious Work and Social Protection: Between Flexicurity and Social Pollution
Calogero Massimo Cammalleri

Part II The Legal Contours of Precarious Work in Europe
4. Deepening Precarity in the United Kingdom
David Mangan

5. The Rise of Precarious Work in Spain. The Effects of the Increase in Labour Market Flexibility
Anna Ginès I Fabrellas

6. Precarity of New Forms of Employment Under Swedish Labour Law
Annamaria Westregård

7. From Student Work to False Self-Employment: How to Combat Precarious Work in Slovenia?
Darja Senčur Peček and Valentina Franca

8. Precarious Work in Poland. How to Tackle the Abuse of Atypical Forms of Employment?
Łukasz Pisarczyk and Urszula Torbus

9. On the Balance Between Flexibility and Precarity: Atypical Forms of Employment Under The Laws of the Czech Republic
Jakub Tomšej

Part III The Challenge Of The ‘Gig Economy’
10. “Digital Work” in the “Platform Economy”. The Last (But Not Least) Stage of Precariousness in Labour Relationships
Gionata Cavallini and Matteo Avogaro

11. Uber Drivers Are ‘Workers’ – The Expanding Scope of the ‘Worker’ Concept in the UK’s Gig Economy
Jeff Kenner

12. Digital Work - Real Bargaining. How to Ensure Sustainability of Social Dialogue in Digital Era?
Joanna Unterschütz

Index