Report Launch - Non-standard employment around the world: Understanding challenges, shaping prospects

Non-standard employment, including temporary work, part-time work, temporary agency work and other multi-party employment arrangements, disguised employment relationships and dependent self-employment, have become a contemporary feature of labour markets the world over. This report documents the incidence and trends of non-standard employment worldwide and explores the reasons behind it. It assesses the implications for workers’ pay, income security and other conditions of work, as well as the effect it has on firms, labour markets and society in general. The report reviews international, regional and national regulation of non-standard employment, identifying differences across countries as well as listing legislative responses for ensuring decent work. The report also analyses other policy responses such as strengthening workers’ associations and collective bargaining, redesigning social protection systems, to address labour market governance. The ultimate objective is to provide guidance on practices that can help ensure protection of workers, sustainable enterprises and well-functioning labour markets.

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