Sociology 2169 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Alternative Lifestyle, De Jure, Temporary Work
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What is meant by the term standard employment relationship?". Internalization create loyalty and attachment on the part of their employees by training them in firm specific skills. Externalization moving aspects of the employment relationship outside the organization to increase organizational flexibility rather than stability. Lower pay, fewer health benefits, few pensions. Yet variability in the quality of nonstandard jobs. Self employed < standard job holders to have health care benefits but earn more money. Temporary, part-time and day laborers lower wages, benefits and no pensions. Extent to which there is regulatory protection of government is less. In 2002, approximately 1/3 of all canadians workers were in some form of nonstandard work. Overall from an employer perspective nonstandard work is positive. Research objectives- examine the relations between gender, forms of employment and dimensions of precarious employment. Precarious employment stands in opposition to standard employment relations (ser) and is characterized by.