Flexibility@work 2014; tackling undeclared work (ENG)

It turns out there is a clear relation between the extent of undeclared work within a country and the type of economic policies that are implemented. This conclusion emerges from an analysis in a large number of Western countries, commissioned by Randstad.

The study shows that those economies with a small undeclared sector succeeded in reducing the supply of undeclared work, on the one hand by providing good social services and on the other hand by means of active labour market policies leading people into formal employment. By making it easier for companies to turn to temporary employment through temp agencies to meet their flexible labour demands, the demand for undeclared work also diminishes.

These findings can be read in the report Flexibility@work 2014; tackling undeclared work, published by Randstad. The report was written by Colin Williams from the University of Sheffield and Piet Renooy of Regioplan Policy Research.