Title
Estimating the use of agency workers : can family-friendly practices reduce their use?
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Industrial Relations : A journal of Economy and Society
Publication Date
7-1-2011
Volume
50
Issue
3
First Page
535
Last Page
564
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
Abstract
This paper uses establishment data to estimate the determinants of using agency workers. It contends that there is a class of family-friendly practices including workplace nurseries, flexitime, home working, and job sharing that promote the norm of the “ideal worker” who concentrates on work. Because such practices increase the ability of employers to direct worker effort, they will be associated with a lower use of agency workers. Our findings confirm this hypothesis. The implication is that any growth in family-friendly practices may work against the ongoing expansion in agency jobs.
DOI
10.1111/j.1468-232X.2011.00645.x
Print ISSN
00198676
E-ISSN
1468232X
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2011 The Regents of the University of California
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Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Heywood, J. S., Siebert, W. S., & Wei, X. (2011). Estimating the use of agency workers: Can family-friendly practices reduce their use? Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 50(3), 535-564. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-232X.2011.00645.x
