Modern working life: A blurring of the boundaries between secondary and primary labour markets?

• Published in: Economic and industrial democracy Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 256 - 270
• Main Authors: Dekker, Fabian, van der Veen, Romke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.05.2017; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Democratization; Density; Employment; Employment contracts; Insecure; Labor market; Work environment; Workers; Working conditions; dual labour market; flexibility; Atypical employment; job quality
• ISSN: 0143-831X; 1461-7099
• DOI: 10.1177/0143831X14563946

Today, there is a widespread suggestion that permanent workers are increasingly subject to precarious working conditions. Due to international competition and declining union density, job qualities of permanent workers are assumed to be under strain. According to proponents of a democratization of r...