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Russell Smyth - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the impact of china s new Labour Contract law on socioeconomic outcomes for migrant and urban workers
Human Relations, 2015Co-Authors: Zhiming Cheng, Russell SmythAbstract:This article examines the effect of having a Labour Contract on a range of employee outcomes (wages, hours worked, social insurance coverage and subjective well-being) for a sample of urban and migrant workers in China using data from the Rural-Urban Migration in China (RUMiC) project. Using different methods, we find that the Labour Contract Law has larger effects for urban workers than for migrant workers on receipt of social benefits, subjective well-being and wages, but not for hours worked.
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The impact of China’s new Labour Contract Law on socioeconomic outcomes for migrant and urban workers
Human Relations, 2014Co-Authors: Zhiming Cheng, Russell SmythAbstract:This article examines the effect of having a Labour Contract on a range of employee outcomes (wages, hours worked, social insurance coverage and subjective well-being) for a sample of urban and migrant workers in China using data from the Rural-Urban Migration in China (RUMiC) project. Using different methods, we find that the Labour Contract Law has larger effects for urban workers than for migrant workers on receipt of social benefits, subjective well-being and wages, but not for hours worked.
Toon W. Taris - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Can Labour Contract differences in health and work-related attitudes be explained by quality of working life and job insecurity?
International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2012Co-Authors: Alfred F. Wagenaar, Michiel A. J. Kompier, Irene L. D. Houtman, Seth Bossche, Peter Smulders, Toon W. TarisAbstract:Study aim We hypothesise that due to a lower quality of working life and higher job insecurity, the health and work-related attitudes of temporary workers may be less positive compared to permanent workers. Therefore, we aimed to (1) examine differences between Contract groups (i.e. permanent Contract, temporary Contract with prospect of permanent work, fixed-term Contract, temporary agency Contract and on-call Contract) in the quality of working life, job insecurity, health and work-related attitudes and (2) investigate whether these latter Contract group differences in health and work-related attitudes can be explained by differences in the quality of working life and/or job insecurity. Methods Data were collected from the Netherlands Working Conditions Survey 2008 ( N = 21,639), and Hypotheses were tested using analysis of variance and cross-table analysis. Results Temporary work was associated with fewer task demands and lower autonomy and was more often passive or high-strain work, while permanent work was more often active work. Except for on-call work, temporary work was more insecure and associated with worse health and work-related attitude scores than permanent work. Finally, the quality of working life and job insecurity partly accounted for most Contract differences in work-related attitudes but not in health. Conclusions Especially agency workers have a lower health status and worse work-related attitudes. Job redesign measures regarding their quality of working life and job insecurity are recommended.
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can Labour Contract differences in health and work related attitudes be explained by quality of working life and job insecurity
International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2012Co-Authors: Alfred F. Wagenaar, Michiel A. J. Kompier, Irene L. D. Houtman, Seth Bossche, Peter Smulders, Toon W. TarisAbstract:Study aim We hypothesise that due to a lower quality of working life and higher job insecurity, the health and work-related attitudes of temporary workers may be less positive compared to permanent workers. Therefore, we aimed to (1) examine differences between Contract groups (i.e. permanent Contract, temporary Contract with prospect of permanent work, fixed-term Contract, temporary agency Contract and on-call Contract) in the quality of working life, job insecurity, health and work-related attitudes and (2) investigate whether these latter Contract group differences in health and work-related attitudes can be explained by differences in the quality of working life and/or job insecurity.
Zhiming Cheng - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the impact of china s new Labour Contract law on socioeconomic outcomes for migrant and urban workers
Human Relations, 2015Co-Authors: Zhiming Cheng, Russell SmythAbstract:This article examines the effect of having a Labour Contract on a range of employee outcomes (wages, hours worked, social insurance coverage and subjective well-being) for a sample of urban and migrant workers in China using data from the Rural-Urban Migration in China (RUMiC) project. Using different methods, we find that the Labour Contract Law has larger effects for urban workers than for migrant workers on receipt of social benefits, subjective well-being and wages, but not for hours worked.
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The impact of China’s new Labour Contract Law on socioeconomic outcomes for migrant and urban workers
Human Relations, 2014Co-Authors: Zhiming Cheng, Russell SmythAbstract:This article examines the effect of having a Labour Contract on a range of employee outcomes (wages, hours worked, social insurance coverage and subjective well-being) for a sample of urban and migrant workers in China using data from the Rural-Urban Migration in China (RUMiC) project. Using different methods, we find that the Labour Contract Law has larger effects for urban workers than for migrant workers on receipt of social benefits, subjective well-being and wages, but not for hours worked.
Alfred F. Wagenaar - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Can Labour Contract differences in health and work-related attitudes be explained by quality of working life and job insecurity?
International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2012Co-Authors: Alfred F. Wagenaar, Michiel A. J. Kompier, Irene L. D. Houtman, Seth Bossche, Peter Smulders, Toon W. TarisAbstract:Study aim We hypothesise that due to a lower quality of working life and higher job insecurity, the health and work-related attitudes of temporary workers may be less positive compared to permanent workers. Therefore, we aimed to (1) examine differences between Contract groups (i.e. permanent Contract, temporary Contract with prospect of permanent work, fixed-term Contract, temporary agency Contract and on-call Contract) in the quality of working life, job insecurity, health and work-related attitudes and (2) investigate whether these latter Contract group differences in health and work-related attitudes can be explained by differences in the quality of working life and/or job insecurity. Methods Data were collected from the Netherlands Working Conditions Survey 2008 ( N = 21,639), and Hypotheses were tested using analysis of variance and cross-table analysis. Results Temporary work was associated with fewer task demands and lower autonomy and was more often passive or high-strain work, while permanent work was more often active work. Except for on-call work, temporary work was more insecure and associated with worse health and work-related attitude scores than permanent work. Finally, the quality of working life and job insecurity partly accounted for most Contract differences in work-related attitudes but not in health. Conclusions Especially agency workers have a lower health status and worse work-related attitudes. Job redesign measures regarding their quality of working life and job insecurity are recommended.
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can Labour Contract differences in health and work related attitudes be explained by quality of working life and job insecurity
International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2012Co-Authors: Alfred F. Wagenaar, Michiel A. J. Kompier, Irene L. D. Houtman, Seth Bossche, Peter Smulders, Toon W. TarisAbstract:Study aim We hypothesise that due to a lower quality of working life and higher job insecurity, the health and work-related attitudes of temporary workers may be less positive compared to permanent workers. Therefore, we aimed to (1) examine differences between Contract groups (i.e. permanent Contract, temporary Contract with prospect of permanent work, fixed-term Contract, temporary agency Contract and on-call Contract) in the quality of working life, job insecurity, health and work-related attitudes and (2) investigate whether these latter Contract group differences in health and work-related attitudes can be explained by differences in the quality of working life and/or job insecurity.
John Pickles - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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state regulation economic reform and worker rights the contingent effects of china s Labour Contract law
Journal of Contemporary Asia, 2015Co-Authors: John PicklesAbstract:AbstractIn 2007/2008 the Labour Contract Law was introduced and enacted in China. Responses to the law have varied enormously. For many, it represented a major change in the conditions under which workers and employers can enter into Contracts and, as a result, it has been seen as an important step in empowering workers to shape their conditions of work. For others, the law lacked teeth and was not implemented. In practice, the law has had different effects within and among different types of firms depending on their ownership structure, product mix, market orientation, size and geographical location. The differences are particularly clear among private sector firms and between and among private and public sector enterprises. This article outlines the conditions and terms of the 1995 Labour Law and how the 2008 Labour Contract Law changes these, particularly for global buyers sourcing from China and for workers and enterprises in China. In particular, it assesses the differential impacts of the new law on...
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State Regulation, Economic Reform and Worker Rights: The Contingent Effects of China’s Labour Contract Law
Journal of Contemporary Asia, 2014Co-Authors: John PicklesAbstract:AbstractIn 2007/2008 the Labour Contract Law was introduced and enacted in China. Responses to the law have varied enormously. For many, it represented a major change in the conditions under which workers and employers can enter into Contracts and, as a result, it has been seen as an important step in empowering workers to shape their conditions of work. For others, the law lacked teeth and was not implemented. In practice, the law has had different effects within and among different types of firms depending on their ownership structure, product mix, market orientation, size and geographical location. The differences are particularly clear among private sector firms and between and among private and public sector enterprises. This article outlines the conditions and terms of the 1995 Labour Law and how the 2008 Labour Contract Law changes these, particularly for global buyers sourcing from China and for workers and enterprises in China. In particular, it assesses the differential impacts of the new law on...
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China’s New Labour Contract Law: State Regulation and Worker Rights in Global Production Networks
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2011Co-Authors: John PicklesAbstract:Abstract In 2007/2008, the new Labour Contract Law was enacted in China. This law has substantially changed the conditions under which workers and employers can enter into Contracts and has had important effects on the ability of workers to shape their conditions of work. This paper outlines the conditions and terms of the 1995 Labour Law and how the new law changes these. It details the legal requirements of the new law and then assesses the consequences of these changes for global buyers sourcing from China and for workers and enterprises in China. In particular, it assesses the differential impacts of the new law on permanent and temporary workers in state-owned and private enterprises, and between private- and public-sector employees.
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china s new Labour Contract law state regulation and worker rights in global production networks
2011Co-Authors: John PicklesAbstract:Abstract In 2007/2008, the new Labour Contract Law was enacted in China. This law has substantially changed the conditions under which workers and employers can enter into Contracts and has had important effects on the ability of workers to shape their conditions of work. This paper outlines the conditions and terms of the 1995 Labour Law and how the new law changes these. It details the legal requirements of the new law and then assesses the consequences of these changes for global buyers sourcing from China and for workers and enterprises in China. In particular, it assesses the differential impacts of the new law on permanent and temporary workers in state-owned and private enterprises, and between private- and public-sector employees.
