Temporary labor is a widespread phenomenon in the workforce. Motivating the temporary worker (temp) requires a different framework than managing the permanent workforce. This issue appears to have received only scant attention and, paradoxically, applies to 90 percent of all private employers....

The recent House of Lords decision in Carmichael v. National Power plc decided that a casual/zero‐hours worker was self‐employed and thus excluded from most of the basic employment statutory rights. The aims of this article are to note the incidence and characteristics of the casual...

The study examined differences between voluntary and involuntary Canadian ( N = 224) temporary help employees (THEs). The hypotheses stated that compared to involuntary THEs, voluntary THEs, particularly those who see it as a long‐term employment arrangement, are more satisfied and involved...

The proportion of the workforce on temporary contracts of employment is increasing, as organisations use non‐permanent staff as a flexible resource. Rousseau and Wade‐Benzoni suggested such temporary staff have a different psychological contract with the organisation than their permanent...

Looks at how the rise in the use of non‐permanent employees has stimulated much debate concerning the long‐term impact on the success of organizations and skill development at the organizational and national level. Draws on internationally comparable data from 12 countries to explore the...

Outlines the current state of evaluation research in Sweden. Concludes that it is limited in scope relative to the USA despite the much larger expenditure on labour market policies in Sweden. Locates this deficiency in the differential research infrastructure of the two countries.

The rapid growth in part‐time and temporary work over the past decade has accounted for most of Britain’s large rise in jobs compared with other EC countries. This article analyses the influence of the Institute of Manpower Studies model as an aid for manpower planning and discusses current...