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The unfairness of unpredictable and unstable work schedules


Unstable Work Schedules and Earnings Volatility

Unstable work schedules include work hours that are variable, meaning the number of hours worked week to week fluctuates, and unpredictable.

New Report Reveals Harsh Reality of Unstable Work Schedules on ...

“Unstable and unpredictable scheduling practices appear to perpetuate inequality. Workers of color are more likely to be exposed, and the ...

How work scheduling feeds service worker woes - Unstable ...

The paper explores scheduling problems the workers faced, including highly variable schedules, short advance notice of work times, and “just-in- ...

Consequences of Routine Work-Schedule Instability for Worker ...

In particular, we expect unstable and unpredictable work schedules could negatively affect health and well-being by increasing household economic insecurity and ...

How Unpredictable Work Hours Turn Families Upside Down

Black and Hispanic women had the worst schedules, and white men had the best, the researchers found. The children of workers with precarious ...

Shifting Hours: Unstable Work Scheduling Practices

discrimination help explain how current employer practices of unstable ... caregivers' work schedules are unstable and unpredictable, it can be particularly.

Routine Schedule Unpredictability and Material Hardship among ...

Work schedule instability is part of a broad trend toward greater economic precarity that has been characterized as the “Great Risk Shift,” ...

Using Law to Combat Unpredictable Scheduling Practices for ...

9, 10, 11 This research has shown that fair workweek laws can be successful in addressing schedule instability, worker health, and worker happiness — including ...

Workers don't know their schedules until the last minute. That's a big ...

“Unstable and unpredictable work schedules continue to be the norm for service sector workers — especially for workers of color, and for ...

Association Between Unpredictable Work Schedules and ...

Unpredictable work schedules were associated with depressive symptoms controlling for the other dimensions of precarious employment in a representative working ...

Improving health and economic security by reducing work schedule ...

Work schedules in the service sector are routinely unstable and unpredictable, and this unpredictability may have harmful effects on health and ...

Unpredictable Work Schedules Affecting Employee Well-being

In general, the vast majority of employees agree that unpredictable work schedules negatively affect well-being. Learn more from the latest ...

How Workers Manage Unpredictable Scheduling Practices

other basis experience unstable work schedules due to irregular, on-call, rotating, or split shifts, which negatively impact workers' ability to manage family ...

Precarious Work Schedules as a Source of Economic Insecurity and ...

Volatile hours, limited schedule input, and short advance notice are all dimensions of precarious work schedules. Our analyses suggest that ...

Unstable and Unpredictable Work Schedules and Child Development

What are the effects of having a parent who works a low-wage job with an unstable and unpredictable work schedule on child health and well-being? Are policies ...

Great Recession's Other Legacy: Inconsistent Work Hours

A new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, finds that an unpredictable work week is the norm for growing numbers of low- ...

Unstable and on-call work schedules in the United States and Canada

Finally, in Canada as in the U.S., overtime is particularly unpredictable: 58% of hourly workers who usually worked overtime learned of their.

Precarious Work Schedules as a Source of Economic Insecurity and ...

Our analyses suggest that scheduling practices that introduce instability and unpredictability into workers' lives undermine perceptions of security in unique ...

Precarious Work Schedules Could Jeopardize Access to Safety Net ...

Employer efforts to minimize labor costs through scheduling practices have resulted in inconsistent and unpredictable work hours for many employees. Case ...

Losing sleep over work scheduling? The relationship between work ...

The strength of the associations between most types of unstable and unpredictable work schedules and sleep quality are stronger than those of having a pre- ...