Migrant work, precarious work–life balance: what the experiences of migrant workers in the service sector in Greater London tell us about the adult worker model

Parental responsibility for paid employment and social reproduction: children's experiences in middle-class and working-class households in England

“…The one-and-a-half earner model frequently adopted in the middle class families culminated in increased labour market activity of mothers who continue to retain responsibility for domestic and caring duties (Dyer et al 2011). This arrangement allows mothers economic independence and social benefits associated with employment, yet adds to mothers' burden.…”

“…In middle class families, children equate mothers' labour market participation and economic provision with 'care', undertaken alongside childrearing and domestic responsibilities. This has altered the normative alignment of motherhood with presence in the home to include financial provision, expanding the demands on mothers (Dyer et al 2011;James 2008) Low-paid, low-skilled workers are disproportionately affected by labour market insecurity than those in professional occupations (Atkinson 2010). For working class children, this instability associated with precarious work acts to uncouple the relationship between fatherhood and employment.…”

“…This reproduces gender inequalities in the labour market as women with lower educational attainment are disproportionately concentrated in less skilled occupations when compared with their male counterparts (Dyer et al 2011;ONS 2013).…”

Cross-border childcare strategies of Burmese migrant workers in Thailand

“…Dyer, McDowell, and Batnitzky (2011) analyzed the work -life balance of foreign migrant workers in Greater London, and described the diversity of strategies they employ to manage their unpaid care duties alongside jobs. They identified that gender identity, class, earning potential and formal visa/ citizenship rights all impact on these strategies.…”

The Components of Talent: Company Size and Financial Centres in the European Investment Management Industry

“…London is also a deep and extensive labour market: low-wage jobs in the sector are filled from the metropolitan region; higher skilled entry-level jobs are filled by recent graduates of UK and European universities; and the demand for talented investment professionals has been met by job upgrading and switching between financial companies, intra-European migration and the relatively transparent visa requirements for professionals from the rest of the world (notably North America and Australasia). It is recognized that entry-level, unskilled jobs are relatively poorly paid considering the high cost of food, shelter and transportation in the metropolitan region (MCDOWELL et al, 2009;DYER et al, 2011). It is also apparent that, over the past 25 years, growing numbers of highly paid investment professionals have fundamentally affected what were otherwise middle-class urban education and housing markets.…”