Closing the Enforcement Gap: Improving Employment Standards Protections for People in Precarious Jobs

"This book makes a substantial and impressive contribution to knowledge on the politics and outcomes of labor regulation."

Sean O’Brady, McMaster University, ILR Review

"This is an exemplary case study in mixed methods research, which shows the value of a thorough integration of rigorous quantitative analysis with rich interview data, complemented by archival, policy, and regulatory analysis. An important aspect of this book is the attention paid to structural barriers to adequate enforcement – in particular, feminization, racialization, and migration and citizenship status. The analysis draws attention to the ways in which these barriers intersect and exemplifies the benefits of using critical and feminist political economy as conceptual frames."

Sara Charlesworth, School of Management, RMIT University

"For those who want to understand what happens in the implementation phase, after labour laws are passed, and the limitations of our current systems of labour standards enforcement, this is an incredibly important book by one of the foremost experts in our field and her talented team. It is exhaustively researched and nuanced but never loses the forest for the trees."

Janice Fine, School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University

"A must-read for everyone who wants to understand why violations of basic workplace laws are everyday occurrences and how vulnerable employees can be better protected."

Gerhard Bosch, Institut Arbeit und Qualifikation, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Fakultät für Gesellschaftswissenschaften