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Employment effects of microelectronics in the UK service sector

John M. Swann

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Working paper on the employment effects of computerization in office- based service sector in the UK - examines trends in occupational change, and the impact of microelectronics information technology in insurance, accounting, local government and banking; based on case studies, considers the sexual division of labour, part time employment, hours of work, job content an skills; outlines the role of trade unions in employment security, labour productivity and wage rates. Graphs, references, statistical tables.

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Working paper on the employment effects of computerization in office- based service sector in the UK - examines trends in occupational change, and the impact of microelectronics information technology in insurance, accounting, local government and banking; based on case studies, considers the sexual division of labour, part time employment, hours of work, job content an skills; outlines the role of trade unions in employment security, labour productivity and wage rates. Graphs, references, statistical tables.

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Working paper on the employment effects of computerization in office- based service sector in the UK - examines trends in occupational change, and the impact of microelectronics information technology in insurance, accounting, local government and banking; based on case studies, considers the sexual division of labour, part time employment, hours of work, job content an skills; outlines the role of trade unions in employment security, labour productivity and wage rates. Graphs, references, statistical tables.

Key concepts: Productivity, Labour economics, Service (business), Government (linguistics), Wage, Tertiary sector of the economy, Business, Work (physics)

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