Al Tijarah
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2019): Al Tijarah | December

Flexibility of Work in Employment Relations and Labour Deployment in the Nigeria Labour Market

Taofik Idowu (University of Lagos, Nigeria)
Ayodeji Ilesanmi (University of Lagos, Lagos)
Kabiru Oyetunde (Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jan 2020

Abstract

The paradigm shift in the world of work has created a new dimension in the labour market vis a vis employment relation; a point of reference is the flexibility of work and labour deployment in the Nigeria labour market. The study examines flexibility of work in employment relations and deployment of labour in the Nigeria labour market within the purview of relationship and the benefits to the employers and employees. Hence, the study takes an exploratory approach by reviewing extant literatures to understand the dynamics of work flexibility in employment relations and its influence on different patterns of labour deployment. The findings from the review of extant literatures revealed that there are various dimensions to flexibility of work in employment relations(workplace flexibility, workforce flexibility, low flexibility and mutual flexibility) and labor deployment(temporary worker, part time workers triangular employees etc.) in the Nigeria labour market and it  often  benefit the employer more because of the objective of maximizing return on investment by creating financial rigidity on the employee through cutting or reduction in the personnel cost or overhead cost. This study therefore recommends that a win-win flexible work dimension for deploying of workers for flexible work arrangement should be adopted to achieve a healthy employment relations practice in the Nigeria labour market.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

altijarah

Publisher

Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Al Tijārah (E-2528-2948 and P-2460-4089) is a semiannually journal published by University of Darussalam Gontor. In line with the objective of the university, the journal is committed to the development and promotion of contemporary issues in Islamic management and management in its broadest sense ...