Self-employed professionals in the European labour market : a comparison between Italy, Germany and the UK
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2018
Citazione:
Self-employed professionals in the European labour market : a comparison between Italy, Germany and the UK / P. Borghi, A. Mori, R. Semenza. - In: TRANSFER. - ISSN 1024-2589. - (2018). [Epub ahead of print] [10.1177/1024258918761564]
Abstract:
The transition to an on-demand service economy, supported by unprecedented technological developments and the digital revolution, has modified traditional self-employed professions and generated new ones, fostering the growth of a body of highly qualified and hyper-specialised self-employed professionals in the European economies. An analysis of this phenomenon highlights three critical questions, connected to their position in the labour market: 1) the contested definition of their legal status and the (ad hoc) regulation adopted; 2) their position within each national social protection system; 3) the complexity of collective representation in a context of major labour market fragmentation. The article explores these issues from a socio-economic perspective, comparing three European countries − Italy, Germany and the UK − with different welfare state regimes and diverse models for regulating professions. First findings show partly divergent responses to such common challenges, yet display some positive signs of change for self-employed professionals.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Self-employed professionals; social protection; collective representation; Italy; Germany; United Kingdom
Elenco autori:
P. Borghi, A. Mori, R. Semenza
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