Young people's experiences of precarious and flexible work – Main Report

The research report presents findings on young people's experiences of precarious and flexible work. These work conditions included where young people had for example zero hours contracts, low wages, lack of progression opportunities, dissatisfaction with current employment, or varying hours.


Appendix G – References

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Broughton, A, Green, M, Rickard, C, Swift, S, Eichhorst, W, Tobsch, V, Magda, I, Lewandowski, P, Keister, R, Jonaviciene, D, Ramos Martin, N, Valsamis, D and Tros, F, European Parliament 2016, Precarious Employment in Europe Part 1: Patterns, Trends and Policy Strategy, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2016/587285/IPOL_STU(2016)587285_EN.pdf

CIPD, 2017, To gig or not to gig? – Stories from the modern economy https://www.cipd.co.uk/Images/to-gig-or-not-to-gig_2017-stories-from-the-modern-economy_tcm18-18955.pdf

Citizens Advice Scotland, https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland/work/rights-at-work/basic-rights-and-contracts/contracts-of-employment/

Conaty, P, Bird, A, and Ross, C, 2018, Working Together, Trade union and co-operative innovations for precarious workers, https://www.uk.coop/sites/default/files/uploads/attachments/working-together_final_web-version.pdf

Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee, 2016, Taking the High Road – Work, Wages and wellbeing in the Scottish Labour Market, https://www.parliament.scot/S4_EconomyEnergyandTourismCommittee/Reports/EETS042016R01Rev.pdf

Eurofound 2018, European Observatory of Working Life – EurWORK https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/observatories/eurwork/industrial-relations-dictionary/precarious-work

Hay, C, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2015, What do low-paid workers think would improve their working lives? https://www.jrf.org.uk/report/what-do-low-paid-workers-think-would-improve-their-working-lives

Office for National Statistics, 2018, Labour Force Survey

Taylor, M, 2017, Good Work: The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/good-work-the-taylor-review-of-modern-working-practices

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