Management: Corrosive self-employment: the intra- and inter- corrosiveness of neo-villeiny
Published: 31 January 2022
12 May. Professor Geraint Harvey, Western University
Professor Geraint Harvey, Western University
'Corrosive Self-Employment: the intra- and inter- corrosiveness of neo-villeiny' (co-authored by C. Rhodes & S. Vachhani)
Thursday 12 May, 2.30pm - 4pm
Zoom online seminar
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Abstract
Labour cost minimisation as a response to the pandemic is inevitable. Labour costs will be a particular target in those industries worst affected by Covid-19 such as the fitness industry. Herein, dependent work and false self-employment present as attractive options to management. Neo-villeiny, first observed in the fitness industry and since in other industries among the worst affected by the pandemic, e.g., civil aviation, is distinct from dependent work and false self-employment, and represents a more attractive option for management. But what are the consequences of this form of work for the neo-villeins themselves and those in proximal employment? We reconsider the model of neo-villeiny with a qualitative and quantitative data set collected in 2018. The presentation will evaluate the impact of neo-villeiny both on the work experience of the original neo-villeins, i.e., self-employed personal trainers (SEPTs), and on employment more broadly in the fitness industry. Data analysed in the paper illustrate the corrosive impact of the SEPT model on the work itself (intra-occupational corrosiveness) and on alternative employment at gyms (inter-occupational corrosiveness).
Biography
Harvey is Professor and DANCAP Private Equity Chair of Human Organisation at Western University, Ontario. He has previously held faculty posts at Swansea University, Cardiff University and the University of Birmingham. His research explores the changing nature of the employment relationship and has focused primarily on the civil aviation and fitness industries. He has published his research in a variety of academic journals and other media. He has been commissioned to conduct research for the International Labour Organisation, European Commission and European Transport Workers' Federation. Most recently, he has been part of a research team exploring the impact of the pandemic on air navigation service providers commissioned by the International Transport Workers' Federation.
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First published: 31 January 2022
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