Temporary agency work and the Great Recession

"We investigate with German data how the use of temporary agency work has helped establishments to manage the economic and financial crisis in 2008/09. We examine the (regular) workforce development, use of short-time work, and business performance of establishments that made differential use o...

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Main Authors: Baumgarten, Daniel, Kvasnicka, Michael
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Bonn 2016
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19104970124919221529-Temporary-agency-work-and-the-.htm
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Summary:"We investigate with German data how the use of temporary agency work has helped establishments to manage the economic and financial crisis in 2008/09. We examine the (regular) workforce development, use of short-time work, and business performance of establishments that made differential use of temporary agency work prior to the crisis. Overall, our results suggest that establishments with a greater use of temporary agency work coped better with the sharp decline in demand and made less frequent use of government-sponsored short-time work schemes."
Physical Description:23 p.
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