Why the "flexicurity" model of the labour market is not sustainable
Sehnbruch, K.
(17 September 2024)
Why the "flexicurity" model of the labour market is not sustainable.
LSE Inequalities.
(17 September 2024)
Why the "flexicurity" model of the labour market is not sustainable.
LSE Inequalities.
The current social contract is based on the hiring of workers on flexible contracts, such as on a part-time, temporary, short-term or zero-hour basis, or via some form of subcontracting, writes Kirsten Sehnbruch. For workers, this often spells bad news in the form of low and unpredictable income flows. But is the “flexicurity” model more fundamentally flawed from a macroeconomic lens?