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Making the core contingent : professional agency work and its consequences in UK social services
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Hoque, Kim and Kirkpatrick, I. (2008) Making the core contingent : professional agency work and its consequences in UK social services. Public Administration, Volume 86 (Number 2). pp. 331-344. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9299.2007.00704.x ISSN 0033-3298.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.2007.00704.x
Abstract
In recent times, the UK has witnessed a steady growth in the use of agency workers to fill core professional roles in public sector organizations. Similar trends have been noted elsewhere, particularly in Australia and the US. In this paper our objective is to explore some of the consequences of this growth, drawing on case study research on social services. We point to a number of problems associated with the management of agency workers and to the potentially negative consequences for the quality of services. These problems, in turn, may impact on key aspects of a (largely functional) public service employment model founded on strong internal labour markets, employment stability and collegial ethos. We also note that while there are ways in which public organizations can manage this situation, certain constraints may prevent them from doing so.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Industrial Relations Research Unit Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Public Administration | ||||||||||
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | ||||||||||
| ISSN: | 0033-3298 | ||||||||||
| Official Date: | June 2008 | ||||||||||
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| Volume: | Volume 86 | ||||||||||
| Number: | Number 2 | ||||||||||
| Number of Pages: | 13 | ||||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 331-344 | ||||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2007.00704.x | ||||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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