BACKGROUND

Since July 2011, Frank Tros is affiliated to the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced labour Studies (AIAS) at the Universiteit van Amsterdam.

Frank Tros studied sociology at the University of Groningen. After his PhD at the Utrecht University - about Decentralisation of Dutch industrial relations - he was post-doctoral researcher for NWO, the Netherlands Organisation for scientific research, about issues of flexibility and security in European labour markets.

Frank Tros was involved in many research projects at the Hugo Sinzheimer Instituut (UvA) in the fields of labour law and industrial relations (1999-2011). At AIAS he coordinates the international comparative project on Intergenerational Bargaining and is involved in several other EU research projects (Youth for Union; Negotiating Wage Inequality)

Further, Frank Tros is involved in the supervision of theses in the Master Sociology in the track Comparative Organisation and Labour Studies (UvA-FMG: Graduate School of Social Sciences).

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

• Flexibility and security in regulating labour markets, 'flexicurity' policy concept.
• Age related and intergenerational issues in work organizations, labour markets and regulations.

• Industrial relations, collective bargaining,  and HR regulations in cross-country perspectives.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (see full list in link CV)

Frank Tros (2013), 'La flexicurity in Europa. può sopravvivere a una doppia crisi?', in Diritto delle Relazioni Industriali, N.2/XXIII - 2013, Giuffrè Editore, Italia.

Frank Tros & Ton Wilthagen (2013) Flexicurity. Concepts, practices and outcomes,  in Bent Greve (ed) 'The Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State', pp 125-135, Routledge, London and new York.

Frank Tros (2012) The effects of legislation on youth employment contracts, report for the International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneve.

Frank Tros (2012) Ontslagvergoeding niet simpel te verruilen met scholing, in Zeggenschap, tijdschrift over arbeidsverhoudingen , 2012 (1).

Frank Tros (2011) Wat kan Nederland leren van het Belgische outplacementrecht bij ontslag?, Nederlandse Arbeidsmarkt Dag.

Robert Knegt & Frank Tros (2011), Wat komt er terecht van flexibilisering en zekerheid in het arbeidsrecht? in Marc Hertogh & Heleen Weyers (red.), 'Het recht van onderop. Inzichten en uitkomsten van de rechtssociologie' pp. 361-376, Nijmegen: Ars Aequi.

 Frank Tros (2010) Flexibility and security for older workers: HRM-arrangements in four European countries, in: 'Working and ageing. Emerging theories and empirical perspectives', pp. 132-165, CEDEFOP, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

Robert Knegt & Frank Tros (2009), 'A-factor en arbeidsmarkt: pretenties en consequenties van de nieuwe kantonrechtersformule' Tijdschrift Recht en Arbeid , jrg. 1, December 2009.

Robert Knegt & Frank Tros(2009) 'Nieuwe kantonrechtersformule en ontslagkosten', ESB 94 (4567) 4 september 2009, pp. 536-539.

Frank Tros, (2008) 'Flexicurity voor ouderen in Europese bedrijven'. Tijdschrift voor Arbeidsvraagstukken , 24, 4, pp.401-419.

Thomas Bredgaard & Frank Tros (2008) 'Flexicurity and Human Resources Management for Older Workers in the Netherlands , Denmark , Germany and Belgium', in: Roger Blanpain, Linda Dickens (eds), Challenges of European Employment Relations: Employment Regulation; Trade Union Organisation; Equality; Flexicurity; Training and New Approaches to Pay, pp. 73-100, Kluwer Law International BV, The Netherlands.

Frank Tros (2006) Striking a new balance between flexibility and security: Flexicurity and policies for the older workers in four European countries . In: N. Van den Heuvel et al (eds) 'Active ageing, Early retirement and employability', 2006, Leuven, pp. 35-58.

F.H.Tros, C.W.G. Rayer en E. Verhulp (2005) Flexibilteit en zekerheid in sociale plannen. Naar meer activering? SMA Sociaal Maandblad Arbeid, 60 (11/12): 528-537.

Ton Wilthagen & Frank Tros (2004) The concept of 'flexicurity': a new approach to regulating employment and labour markets. Transfer ,vol. 10, nr.2, p.166-186. 

F.H. Tros, A. Albeda & W.J. Dercksen (2004), Arbeidsverhoudingen in Nederland , Kluwer, Alphen aan den Rijn.

Frank Tros (2001) 'Arbeidsverhoudingen: decentralisatie, deconcentratie en empowerment', Tijdschrift voor Arbeidsvraagstukken , 17 ( 4): 304-318.

Frank Tros (2000) Schuivende marges. Trends in arbeidsvoorwaardenvorming en arbeidsverhoudingen . Alphen aan den Rijn: Samsom (handelseditie van dissertatie "Decentralisering van arbeidsverhoudingen. Een onderzoek naar de arbeidsvoorwaardenvorming in de Nederlandse private sector in de periode 1982-2000", Universiteit Utrecht).

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