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Living with uncertainty- the social implications of precarious work

Precarious work has affected people of all ages. The rise of insecure employment has had an impact on new entrants to the labour market and ...

a qualitative study on the experience of inferiority among non ...

These theories and views all grant non-standard workers and workers in precarious employment the status of outsiders and thus as implicitly 'inferior' ( ...

Precarious work on the rise | BMC Public Health | Full Text

Precarious employment (PE) is non-standard employment with uncertain and unstable contract duration, low wages, and limited labour protections and rights.

Experiences of precarious work within higher education institutions

... all over again: new job, new ... They operate in unstable and insecure positions with no guarantees of secure or permanent employment.

Job Insecurity and Well-Being in Rich Democracies, by Arne Kalleberg

He defines precarious work as work that is uncertain, unstable, and insecure, and in which employees bear the risks of work and receive limited social benefits ...

Precarious work – News, Research and Analysis - The Conversation

Many formal sector jobs are increasingly precarious and poorly paid, meaning that formal work is not an avenue to greater social equality for many people.

1 Time, Control, Trust: Collectivising in Precarious Work

Low wages, unstable hours, and the cost of living in Scotland all combine to create precarious lives. This precarity impacts on certain demographics more than ...

Journalism and the Fragility of Professional Practice in the Global ...

The analysed interviews reveal journalists' experiences of 'precarious professionalism' as based in 'fragile professionalism', 'ingrained in-job instability' ...

Ten young journalists open up about their struggles to break into the ...

Despite working in the news industry, his situation is precarious ... journalists eventually move on to stable careers. But it's important ...

How Do Young Workers Perceive Job Insecurity? Legitimising ...

These arguments provide a material explanation for proliferating insecure work but say less about the subjectivity of precarious workers.

precarious work | Working-Class Perspectives

Posts about precarious work written by Working-Class Perspectives and steeltownusa. ... When we think about organizing precarious “gig” workers, ...

Why Precarious Work Threatens the Health of Millennials | The Tyee

The study, based on a national survey of 1,000 professionals, found that 22 per cent are working in precarious situations, characterized by ...

Has employment growth been driven by a rise in insecure ... - Full Fact

At least a large part of growth in employment has been driven by an increase in insecure, precarious work. Our verdict. That doesn't seem to ...

Exploring the performance implications of precarious work

... workers in services have some but not all attributes of being in precarious employment. ... Workers that take on precarious work tend to have less ...

Moving from Precarious Employment to Decent Work

The problem with this approach is that precarious work may be structured across every employment ... (Kalleberg 2009: 8, ILO 2008) Further, workers in precarious ...

Diverting blame to stay sane - young people's strategies for dealing ...

Precarious employment is a risk factor for poor mental health, particularly among young adults. Knowledge about how young people maintain ...

The Growth of Precarious Employment in Great Britain

Precarious employment comes in all shapes and sizes but whether part-time work or fixed-term contracts, the labour market has had to adapt.

Precarious work in higher education - UCU

education: a snapshot of insecure work and institutional attitudes;. (https://www.ucu.org.uk/media/7995/Precarious-work-in-.

precarious jobs - labour market

International Institute for Labour Studies, Geneva. Page 11. 2. Precarious jobs in labour ... permanent work; Marshall cites evidence that this proportion is ...

575. Why freelance journalists should join a union - It's All Journalism

“I knew it was precarious.” From the time Higgins was ready to start her own career, freelancing seemed a smarter option, as it afforded the ability to live ...