简介:Intheefforttodevelopacomprehensiveapproachtobetterandgoodjobs,itisatopicofhotdebateastowhethertheintroduction(temporarilyoronapermanentbasis)ofstatutorylegislation―differentfromthegenerallawapplyingtosubordinateworkers―mayencourageemployersandemployeestooperatewithintheformaleconomyandinthecontextofregularcontractsofemployment.Theessayanalyzesfromacomparativepointofviewnotthetraditionalformsofnon-standardemployment,butthosespecialworkingarrangements,thatmayinvolveveryshorthours(“marginal”parttime:generally,fewerthan15hoursperweek)ornopredictablefixedhours,andthoseaccordingtowhichtheemployerhasnoobligationtoprovideasetnumberofhoursofwork.Theconclusionisthatextremelyatypicalformsofworkappeartogiveananswertothechallengesofthemarketlaboroftheurbaneconomiesofthe21stcentury,butthatspeciallegalprovisionsareneededtoguaranteeindividualrighttofairwagesandtoprotectpersonallifeofemployees.