Despotic Time in the UK
Despotic Time in the UK
Overcoming Hegemonic Constraints
This chapter traces the historical evolution of working time and internal labor markets in the United Kingdom. The term “internal labor market” refers to the shielding of employment relations from the external labor market through mechanisms such as seniority policies, employment protections, internal promotion ladders, and differentiated job structures based on skill and knowledge development. The chapter then looks at the temporal organization of labor at PartnershipCo. It considers wage rates and pay structure, employment protections, mobility, and promotion opportunities, but finds that flexible scheduling is the most significant means of securing control. Flexible scheduling was found to be highly manager-controlled, even when institutionalized working time regulations were present.
Keywords: working time, internal labor markets, United Kingdom, employment relations, PartnershipCo, employment protections, flexible scheduling, workplace control, working time regulations
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