This chapter addresses the issue of skill-biased inequality in entitlement to and usage of flexible working, and examines within a multilevel and multifaceted framework comprising structural and cultural or interactional elements, its main causes and (unintended) consequences. In the skill debate, a considerable amount of the literature does not provide fine-grained accounts of the entire hierarchical structure resulting from the uneven distribution of skills; rather, it usually offers, with a few notable exceptions, a less nuanced picture built around the dichotomy of “high-skilled” versus “low-skilled” jobs, employees, and/or occupations. Such a simplified framework is adopted in the chapter for the sake of brevity. The chapter offers some implications for policy and practice that could help organizations ensure a higher, more equal, and effective use of flexible working for the best possible interests of both employees and employers.

Riva, E., Russo, M. (2020). Flexible Working and Skill-Biased Inequality: Causes and Consequences. In S.H. Norgate, C.L. Cooper (a cura di), Flexible Work. Designing our Healthier Future Lives. Routledge.

Flexible Working and Skill-Biased Inequality: Causes and Consequences

Riva, E;
2020

Abstract

This chapter addresses the issue of skill-biased inequality in entitlement to and usage of flexible working, and examines within a multilevel and multifaceted framework comprising structural and cultural or interactional elements, its main causes and (unintended) consequences. In the skill debate, a considerable amount of the literature does not provide fine-grained accounts of the entire hierarchical structure resulting from the uneven distribution of skills; rather, it usually offers, with a few notable exceptions, a less nuanced picture built around the dichotomy of “high-skilled” versus “low-skilled” jobs, employees, and/or occupations. Such a simplified framework is adopted in the chapter for the sake of brevity. The chapter offers some implications for policy and practice that could help organizations ensure a higher, more equal, and effective use of flexible working for the best possible interests of both employees and employers.
Capitolo o saggio
Flexible working; inequalities; skills; mutual gains
English
Flexible Work. Designing our Healthier Future Lives
Norgate, Sarah H.; Cooper, Cary L.
2020
978-0367345662
Routledge
Riva, E., Russo, M. (2020). Flexible Working and Skill-Biased Inequality: Causes and Consequences. In S.H. Norgate, C.L. Cooper (a cura di), Flexible Work. Designing our Healthier Future Lives. Routledge.
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