Limiting the Role of Public Autorities in the Deployment of Services. The tense relationship between Labour Market Rights and Respect for Dignity at Work.

Abstract

The essay deals with public services and the entities – public and private – in charge of their deployment. The author analyses the relationship between public and private service providers, with particular reference to personal care. The limitation of the role of public authorities, as a consequence of legislative and/or administrative measures, is examined from the point of view of citizens, transformed in “customers” of private services. Also the point of view of employees of service suppliers, stressing the risk – when privatized – of informal employment, contributory and fiscal evasion, and other illegal conducts