Flexicurities and Transitions: Complex connections

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Flexicurities and TransitionsComplex
connections

• Isabella Biletta
• Thematic Conference on Flexicurity EU2009.CZ
• Praha, 25 March 2009

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 Natural  Interconnections
Flexicurity and Transitions

• Changes,
• Dynamics of Labour Markets,
• From one situation to another,
• BUT.
• Less standardisation, more individualisation
• Black holes, Conflicting status

Increasing complexity
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Life course by gender
Male

• RETIREMENT PHASE
• CONTINUOUS FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT
• EDUCATION/TRAINING
• RETIREMENT PHASE
• POSSIBLY CARING PHASE // with part-time work
• POSSIBLY SECOND PHASE OF GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT
• (possibly job re-entry, updating of skills,
  part-time work, restricted hours,
• no support from social security measures)
• FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD PHASE // with part-time work
• FIRST PHASE OF GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT
• EDUCATION/TRAINING

Female
SourceA new organisation of time over working
life, G. Naegele al, 2003
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Structure of the life-course
RETIREMENT PHASE
education
Unemployement
bridging jobs
part-time work
PRE-CAREER JOB(S)
GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT

• EDUCATION
• TRAINING

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Forms of work Spillover
Permanent
Atypical
Very Atypical
Quality of work Working conditions
Informal sector
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Voluntary combinations

• Flexicurity 4 areas , but combined policies
• Research of the right/ad hoc balance at all
  levels
• Individualisation of needs, aspirations, carreer
  paths

Need for all players/actors
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Industrial relations and flexicurity
SourceR.Pedersini, 2008  Flexicurity and IR"
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Still room for manouvre.

• All bargained flexibility is not Flexicurity
• Flexicurity create room for confrontation and not
  only for convergence of interests
• Require mutual trust
• Crucial guarantee to be played by public
  authorities

Interest for Flexicurity From other countries
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Thank You!

• Isabella Biletta
• http//www.eurofound.europa.eu

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Longitudinal perspective/ Employees
Source U.Klammer, 2007 Flexibility and Security
over the life course
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Job, Employment and Income insecurity
I Individual FlexicuritieS

• CORRELATIONS
• Gender Stronger among female workers ?
• Education Become weaker as education increases
• Age Become weaker as age increases
• Social Protection Scheme Depending on Macro
  économic factors

EWCS,  Employment security and Employability 
2008
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.Searching for Equilibrium
II National FlexicuritieS
DE
RO
?LT Unemployment Subsidies
? Social contributions
SK
2003 ? Flexibility/ EO 2007 ? Sécurity/ TU
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IINational FlexicuritieS

• FixedTerm
• BE,CZ,DE,EL,ML,NL,SI
• TAW
• BE,CZ,DE,ES,NL,NO,PL
• LLL
• AT,DK,EE,BE,EL,EL,FI,FR,IE,IT,LT,LU,LV,ML,NL,PT,SI
  ,SK,UK
• BG,CY,CZ,HU,PL,RO