Alternative Work Arrangements/Atypical Forms of Work
Alternative Work Arrangements/Atypical Forms of Work : A collective labelling for the range of non-traditional ways of deploying labour. It includes activities such as contracting out, home-centred employment, job/labour flexibility, multi-skilling, job/work sharing and flexi-time. The concept 'Atypical Forms' is particularly used by the ILO. In working on its 'Contract Work' labour standard, and addressing such related issues, the ILO is seeking to have a comprehensive term to cover these forms of employment originally termed 'Atypical Forms of Work'. In particular, the ILO recognized that the term 'contract work' did not enjoy universality of usage