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Flexibility in Employment Practices: A Comprehensive Proposal for Common Ground

This proposal by Co-chairs Ola Asplund and Anders Weihe outlines the importance of flexibility in employment practices. It addresses variations, crises, tool-box strategies, mutual interests, internal and external factors, and lessons from deep crises. The document explores ways to minimize drawbacks and enhance employer-employee relations in the face of changing circumstances.

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Flexibility in Employment Practices: A Comprehensive Proposal for Common Ground

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  1. Conclusions on FlexibilityIn search for common ground A proposal from Co-chairs Ola Asplund Anders Weihe

  2. Starting Point • Open ended employments standard practise • Industry has to deal with variations • Some can bee fore-seen, others can´t • Ability to react is essential Point 1

  3. Variation & Crisis • Daily variation • By season • Business cycle • Deep Crisis Point 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6

  4. Tool-box to be used • Different causes – Different ”cures” • Smart preparation canhandlepredictable variation • Minimize internal variation • Start with internal meassures Point 7, & 8

  5. Mutual Interest • All methodshaveadvantages and drawbacks • Assymmetriceffects • Try tominimize drawbacks for forboth sides Point 9

  6. Internal • Education • Organisation • Competence • Working hours Point 10 & 11

  7. External • Temorary Employment • Ease burden on already employed • Legitimicy issue • Agency workers • Different practise between countries • Lessons from countries Point 12 & 13

  8. Deep Crisis • Crisis with external origins e.g. Financial sector) • Some countries managed ”well” • Lessons to be learned • Tri-partite solutions Point 14 & 15

  9. Questions • Views on the conclusions presented. • Whatcan be donewithin the responsibilityofcompanies & unions, about drawbacks of flexible fomsofemployment, as identified at the previous meeting? Arethere national examples? • Couldcomplementarystrategies be useful in reducingneeds for employerstouse flexible forms ofemployment, e.g. flexible workinghours? Arethere national examples ofthis?

  10. Minimize drawbacks • Part-time work • Fixed-term work • Temporary agency work

  11. Complementarystrategies • Organisation • Education /competence developing • Flexible working hours • Crisis Meassures

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