Abstract
This chapter examines the consequences of workforce re-design for work and employment inequalities. This is particularly important as the global health and social care workforce is characterised by gender segregation, and a lack of diversity in many occupations and specialisms. Drawing on frameworks of labour market segmentation (Grimshaw et al. , 2017); workforce design (Bohmer and Imison, 2013) and healthcare workforce studies, the chapter argues for the need to question whether employers are using workforce redesign to maintain or disrupt workforce inequalities.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Research Handbook on Contemporary Human Resource Management for Health Care |
| Editors | Aoife McDermott, Paula Hyde, Ariel Avgar, David Cohen, Louise Fitzgerald |
| Place of Publication | Cheltenham |
| Publisher | Edward Elgar |
| Chapter | 15 |
| Pages | 206-223 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781802205718 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781802205701 |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Feb 2024 |
Keywords
- labour market segmentation
- occupational segregation
- workforce re-design
- gender segregation
- workforce inequalities
- feminised occupations
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Work and Equalities Institute
