Neo-villeiny and the service sector: the case of hyper flexible and precarious work in fitness centres

Harvey, G; Rhodes, C; Vachhani, SJ; Williams, K

Neo-villeiny and the service sector: the case of hyper flexible and precarious work in fitness centres

Harvey, G Rhodes, C

Vachhani, SJ Williams, K

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Citation:: Work, Employment and Society, 2017, 31 (1), pp. 19 - 35
Issue Date:: 2017-02-01

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dc.contributor.author	Harvey, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Rhodes, C https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6571-2872	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Vachhani, SJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Williams, K	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-02-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Work, Employment and Society, 2017, 31 (1), pp. 19 - 35	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0950-0170	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/53683
dc.description.abstract	© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. This article presents data from a comprehensive study of hyper flexible and precarious work in the service sector. A series of interviews were conducted with self-employed personal trainers along with more than 200 hours of participant observation within fitness centres in the UK. Analysis of the data reveals a new form of hyper flexible and precarious work that is labelled neo-villeiny in this article. Neo-villeiny is characterized by four features: bondage to the organization; payment of rent to the organization; no guarantee of any income; and extensive unpaid and speculative work that is highly beneficial to the organization. The neo-villeiny of the self-employed personal trainer offers the fitness centre all of the benefits associated with hyper flexible work, but also mitigates the detrimental outcomes associated with precarious work. The article considers the potential for adoption of this new form of hyper flexible and precarious work across the broader service sector.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Work, Employment and Society	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/0950017016638023	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Industrial Relations	en_US
dc.title	Neo-villeiny and the service sector: the case of hyper flexible and precarious work in fitness centres	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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Abstract:

© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. This article presents data from a comprehensive study of hyper flexible and precarious work in the service sector. A series of interviews were conducted with self-employed personal trainers along with more than 200 hours of participant observation within fitness centres in the UK. Analysis of the data reveals a new form of hyper flexible and precarious work that is labelled neo-villeiny in this article. Neo-villeiny is characterized by four features: bondage to the organization; payment of rent to the organization; no guarantee of any income; and extensive unpaid and speculative work that is highly beneficial to the organization. The neo-villeiny of the self-employed personal trainer offers the fitness centre all of the benefits associated with hyper flexible work, but also mitigates the detrimental outcomes associated with precarious work. The article considers the potential for adoption of this new form of hyper flexible and precarious work across the broader service sector.

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