Ioannou, G. orcid.org/0000-0003-3837-4721 (2021) Contracting for work in tourism and catering in Greece : beyond a state/market dichotomy. Industrial Law Journal, 50 (4). pp. 558-582. ISSN 0305-9332
Abstract
Drawing on a case study of contemporary employment relations in tourism and catering in Greece, this paper seeks to contribute to our empirical understanding of employment law. Which factors determine the ways in which the law is perceived by employers and workers and complied with, breached or avoided? The main argument of the paper is that not only market forces are relevant here; several other factors need to be taken into consideration, which when combined with market forces can re-regulate as well as deregulate the field of employment. These tend to be informal, locally embedded and influenced by wider social relations. By constructing a simple matrix of employment settings based on locale and seasonality on one axis, and size of enterprise and scope of services provided on the other, the paper demonstrates how organisational and spatial parameters and the social environment interact with market forces and legal forces to shape prevailing norms and to influence the behaviour of parties to the contract for work. It further demonstrates that the structuring of the sectoral labour market is a process determined by broader social power dynamics. Beyond serving as part of the context within which contracting for work takes place, legal rules are a resource to be mobilised by both employers and workers.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Industrial Law Society. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Industrial Law Journal. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number European Research Council 757395 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 25 Oct 2021 08:01 |
Last Modified: | 15 Oct 2023 00:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press (for the Industrial Law Society) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/indlaw/dwab024 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:179556 |