Company-level flexicurity during the restructuring process: a model
Rydell, Alexis ; Wigblad, Rune
Transfer. European Review of Labour and Research
2011
17
4
November
547-562
corporate social responsibility ; enterprise restructuring ; labour relations ; plant shutdown ; temporary employment ; flexicurity
Social policy
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1024258911419781
English
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"This article focuses on the analysis of and suggestions for improving company-level flexicurity during the restructuring process, based on a best-practice case in Sweden. The parties involved in the restructuring process created company-level flexicurity through strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) in exchange for increased numerical flexibility by means of temporary employees. The high numerical flexibility was possible because the trade unions saw that top management was committed to strategic socially responsible behaviour in the restructuring process. Our proposal concerns the dissemination of a model for company-level flexicurity during the restructuring process which promotes: (1) improved strategic CSR in the restructuring process, (2) improved transition to new employment in the local labour market and (3) improved flexibility, which creates increased efficiency, competitiveness and rapid payback in the course of restructuring."
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