Changing labor market
The European labor market is constantly changing. Flexibilization of labor, globalization and labor migration, technology and robotization, aging, emancipation, the corona crisis: entrepreneurs, employers and employees must constantly adapt. But work is essential to our well-being. How do we ensure that everyone can continue to participate in the labor market, including people ‘at a distance' from it?
Experts and their expertise
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Ton Wilthagen
Professor#flexibilization #job security #transitions #labor market inclusiveness
Joosen and Brouwers on psychological problems at work
News
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Economic model explains why Dutch mothers often work restricted hours and earn less than men
30th May 2022Together with colleagues Tilburg University micro-economist Alex Theoloudis analyzed a survey and developed a model that explains couples’ choices regarding spending time together. It shows that both women’s working hours and lower relative wages are related to how couples value spending time together as a family.
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Big role possible for employers in keeping people in work
12th May 2022Employers can contribute in various ways to job security for their staff. Large organizations in the (semi-)public sector in particular already do so, mainly for economic reasons: they see their HR department as a strategic partner, have a social plan and collaborate with other organizations in the region.
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Josette Dijkhuizen appointed endowed professor Sustainable employability of entrepreneurs
02nd May 2022As of May 1, 2022, Tilburg University has appointed Prof. Josette Dijkhuizen as an endowed professor of 'Sustainable employability of entrepreneurs in the Netherlands'. Her research focuses on critical events in the personal and working lives of entrepreneurs, potential causes of dropout and possible preventive interventions.
Collaborations
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Social Work
Academic Collaborative Center
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Academic Collaborative Center Work and Health
Academic Collaborative Center
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Tilburg Institute for Family Business
TIFB is a multidisciplinary institute and focuses on the dynamics of family firms with a strong interaction between theory and practice. The activities are separated in teaching, research and executive training.
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Netspar
Netspar is a thinktank and knowledge network. Netspar is dedicated to promoting a wider understanding of the economic and social implications of pensions, aging and retirement in the Netherlands and Europe.
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