Book launch of Regulating Flexibility: The political economy of employment standards

In a contemporary labour market that includes growing levels of precarious
employment, the regulation of minimum employment standards is intricately
connected to conditions of economic security. With a focus on the role of
neoliberal labour market policies in promoting "flexible" employment
standards legislation - particularly in the areas of minimum wages and
working time - Mark Thomas argues that shifts toward "flexible"
legislation have played a central role in producing patterns of labour
market inequality.

The evening's launch will include a talk by Mark Thomas, a Q&A session and
a panel of speakers, including Deena Ladd (Workers Action Centre), Leah
Vosko (Canada Research Chair in Feminist Political Economy, York
University) and Pura Velasco (Caregivers Action Centre).

Mark P. Thomas is Associate Professor of Sociology at York University.

Co-sponsored by McGill-Queen's University Press, York University
Department of Sociology, York University Graduate Program in Sociology,
York University Graduate Program in Social and Political Thought and York
University Centre for Research on Work and Society.