Male Labour Market Mobility and Income and Employment Security in Europe

The demythologization of the self-employment trend The demythologization of the self-employment trend In this article we investigate which factors contribute to the growth of the number of self-employed workers and which factors cause a decrease in that number. On the basis of this analysis we make inferences about the probability of continued growth. The factors that contribute to growth and decrease are derived from the available literature and are put into practice in a multivariate analysis, in which a comprehensive set of individual characteristics is used to explain the relative probability of becoming a self-employed worker. From the analysis we can conclude that the relative probability to become a self-employed worker is influenced primarily by age, gender and educational attainment. On the basis of the analysis and the literature we conclude that the growth in the number of self-employed workers is likely to continue, though not to the extent where self-employment is the standard labour relation on the Dutch labour market. However, the growth in self-employment does mean that an increasing number of workers are facing lower levels of income and employment security. A number of policy options to deal with these problems is discussed.

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Episodes of non-employment among immigrants from developing countries in Canada

Canadian Studies in Population ◽

10.25336/p6gw3f ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 40 (1-2) ◽

pp. 9 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Said Ahmed Aboubacar ◽

Nong Zhu

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Labour Market ◽

Average Duration ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Income Dynamics ◽

Using Data ◽

Labour Market Mobility

Using data from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID), we analyze non-employment episodes for immigrants from developing countries, and compare their situation to that of immigrants from developed countries and Canadian-born individuals between 1996 and 2006. The methods used allowed us to draw the following conclusion: significant differences exist between these three groups in labour market mobility, the average duration of a non-employment episode, and the factors that affect the propensity to exit from a nonemployment episode. These differences demonstrate a particular disadvantage for immigrants from developing countries. In fact, they tend to spend more time in non-employment episodes compared to their counterparts from developed countries, and compared to Canadian-born individuals.

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Labour market mobility and employment security of male employees in Europe: `trade-off' or `flexicurity'?

Work Employment and Society ◽

10.1177/0950017008089102 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 221-242 ◽

Cited By ~ 66

Author(s):

Ruud Muffels ◽

Ruud Luijkx

Keyword(s):

Labour Market ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Welfare Regimes ◽

Anglo Saxon ◽

Trade Off ◽

Outcome Indicators ◽

Employment Security ◽

Transition Models ◽

Set Up ◽

The Impact

The dominant view in economics is that increasing demands for flexibility on the labour market jeopardizes employment security. However, against the prediction of a negative relationship or a`trade-off' between flexibility and security, there is evidence for a positive, mutually reinforcing relationship known as the `flexicurity' thesis. Using comparative panel data for 14 European countries, we elaborate dynamic outcome indicators for flexibility and employment security to assess the differences across countries and welfare regimes in balancing the two.We estimate transition models to explain the observed mobility patterns.The outcomes confirm the impact of the institutional set-up indicated by regime type on these transitions supporting the `variety of capitalism' approach.The regulated Southern and Continental regimes perform worst and the unregulated Anglo-Saxon and Nordic regimes best in attaining high levels of flexibility and employment security simultaneously, though for both regimes with a small loss either in flexibility or in security.

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Is meer personeel in beweging beter?

Gedrag & Organisatie ◽

10.5117/2008.021.004.002 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Sophie De Winne ◽

Dave Stynen ◽

Caroline Gilbert ◽

Luc Sels

Keyword(s):

Labour Market ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

The Other ◽

Added Value ◽

Costs And Benefits ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Retention Management ◽

Economic Level ◽

Employee Mobility ◽

Labour Market Mobility

Is more employee mobility preferable? Is more employee mobility preferable? S. De Winne, D. Stynen, C. Gilbert & L. Sels, Gedrag & Organisatie, volume 21, November 2008, nr. 4, pp. 344-364 Despite promising positive effects of labour market mobility, the Flemish labour market is synonymous with rigidity. The question is thus whether the rosy picture of the consequences of mobility holds out. Why are people not more mobile if this improves their welfare and prosperity? Why does HRM strongly focus on retention management if mobility enhances productivity? 'More is better' seems a premature conclusion. The purpose of this contribution is to critically reflect on the added value of labour market mobility. We sketch the debate on the macro-economic level and investigate research on the effects of mobility at three levels: we map costs and benefits for labour market functioning (macro), for firms (meso), and for individual careers (micro). With this contribution we show that benefits at one level do not necessarily go hand in hand with benefits at the other levels. We conclude that firm loyalty also yiels economic benefits; that more mobility is welcome, as far as it concerns protected mobility.

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