Tools and Services on Productivity
2017
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ILO What Works Research Brief No. 7
Regulating the use of temporary contracts by enterprises
09 March 2017
The use of temporary employment allows enterprises to adjust their workforces to changing circumstances. However, an over-reliance on the use of temporary workers can lead to productivity challenges, both for individual firms and for the overall economy. Legislation governing the use of temporary contracts plays an important role in influencing firms’ decisions on how intensively to rely on temporary labour.
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Series: Guides for Integrated Rural Access Planning and Community Contracting in the Water and Sanitation sector
Conceptual guide for Integrated Rural Access Planning and Community Contracting in the Water and Sanitation sector: Guide No.1
15 February 2017
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Report
Working anytime, anywhere: The effects on the world of work
15 February 2017
This report considers the impact of telework/ICT-mobile work on the world of work. It synthesises research carried out by Eurofound’s network of European correspondents and ILO country experts.
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Publication
The role of labour market and sectoral policies in promoting more and better jobs in low middle income countries: Issues, evidence and policy options: The case of India
19 January 2017
EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 206
2016
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Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 85
Evaluating the effects of the structural labour market reforms on collective bargaining in Greece
15 December 2016
The present report assesses the social and economic impact of the changes in the regulatory framework of collective bargaining in Greece.
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Publication
The role of labour market and sectoral policies in promoting more and better jobs in China: Issues, evidence and policy options
25 November 2016
EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 208
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Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families
Decent work for migrant domestic workers: Moving the agenda forward
24 November 2016
This report is part of a broader ILO strategy to promote Decent Work for Domestic Workers. It builds on knowledge generated in the context of the European Union-funded Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families (2013–2016).
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Publication
Non-standard employment around the world: Understanding challenges, shaping prospects
16 November 2016
The report analyses the incidence and trends of non-standard forms of employment globally and explores the reasons behind this phenomenon, including changes in the world of work brought about by globalization and social change.
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ILO What Works Research Brief No. 5
Employment Protection Legislation to Promote Quality of Job Creation
02 November 2016
An effective system of Employment Protection Legislation (EPL) must balance, among other things, the needs of workers for income and job security with employers’ need to adjust the workforce in an increasingly dynamic world of work. Indeed, rather than debating the benefits of more versus less EPL, more attention should be paid to the correct design of EPL, its interaction with other benefits, and its implementation and effective enforcement.
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Publication
Boosting youth employment through public works
31 October 2016
EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 203