117/10/2015 Flexicurities and Transitions: Complex connections Isabella Biletta Thematic Conference on Flexicurity – EU2009.CZ Praha, 25 March 2009

17/10/20152 « Natural » Interconnections… Changes, Dynamics of Labour Markets, From one situation to another, BUT…. Less standardisation, more individualisation Black holes, Conflicting status Increasing complexity Flexicurity and Transitions

17/10/20153 Life course by gender 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 Male Female Source:A new organisation of time over working life, G. Naegele & al, 2003

17/10/20154 Structure of the life-course EDUCATION TRAINING RETIREMENT PHASE PRE-CAREER JOB(S) GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT bridging jobs education part-time work Unemployement

17/10/20155 Forms of work: Spillover Permanent Atypical Informal sector Very Atypical Quality of work Working conditions

17/10/20156 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

17/10/20157 Industrial relations and flexicurity Source:R.Pedersini, 2008 « Flexicurity and IR"

17/10/20158 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

17/10/20159 Thank You! Isabella Bilettahttp://

17/10/ Longitudinal perspective/ Employees Source: U.Klammer, 2007 Flexibility and Security over the life course

17/10/ Job, Employment and Income insecurity 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 I Individual ‘FlexicuritieS’ EWCS, « Employment security and Employability » 2008

17/10/ ….Searching for Equilibrium… II National ‘FlexicuritieS’ DE RO  LT Unemployment Subsidies  Social contributions SK 2003  Flexibility/ EO 2007  Sécurity/ TU

17/10/ 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 IINational ‘FlexicuritieS’