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Measuring precarious employment in Sweden: translation, adaptation and psychometric properties of the Employment Precariousness Scale (EPRES) [PDF]

BMJ Open, 2019
ObjectivesPrecarious employment (PE) is a determinant of poor health and health inequality. However, the evidence of health consequences and mechanisms underlying the associations, are still limited due to a lack of a comprehensive multidimensional definition and measurement instrument.
Johanna Jonsson, Alejandra Vives, Joan Benach, Katarina Kjellberg, Jenny Selander, Gun Johansson, Theo Bodin   +6 more
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Transition From Primary to Secondary School: Igniting Attendance and Engagement Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Through National Policy Reform

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's Closing the Gap reform aims to address disparities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. There are specific targets focussed on key educational transitions; yet, the transition to secondary education is not a targeted priority.
Azhar Hussain Potia, Kai W. Wheeler, Tracy Woodroffe, Karen Thorpe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Precarious employment and occupational accidents and injuries – a systematic review

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2018
Objectives Precarious employment conditions have become more common in many countries over the last decades, and have been linked to various adverse health outcomes.
Isa Koranyi, Johanna Jonsson, Torkel Rönnblad, Leo Stockfelt, Theo Bodin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Precarious employment amidst global crises: career shocks, resources and migrants' employability

Career Development International
Purpose The authors conducted 22 in-depth longitudinal interviews with 11 Hungarian migrant workers in the Dutch logistics sector, before and during the COVID-19 crisis, using thematic analysis and visual life diagrams to interpret them.Design/methodology/approach This study aims to contribute to conservation of resources theory, by exploring how ...
Kornélia Anna Kerti, Marloes Van Engen, Orsolya Szabó, Brigitte Kroon, Inge Bleijenbergh, Charissa Freese   +5 more
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Underemployment and Job Quality Among Young Australians: A Gendered Analysis Using the HILDA Survey (2009–2022)

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over almost two decades, young people's employment opportunities have been significantly impacted by events like the Global Financial Crisis (2008–2009) and the COVID‐19 pandemic (2020‐). Thus, underemployment has become a more pervasive and persistent feature of young people's labour market experiences. This research focuses on three forms of
Brendan Churchill
wiley   +1 more source

The Rise of Precarious Employment in Germany [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2017
Abstract Long considered the classic coordinated market economy featuring employment security and relatively little employment precarity, the German labor market has undergone profound changes in recent decades. We assess the evidence for a rise in precarious employment in Germany from 1984 to 2013.
Brady, David, Biegert, Thomas
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Owning Home, Finding Belonging: Relational Meanings of Homeownership for Migrant Healthcare Workers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Migrant healthcare workers in Australia find themselves at the centre of three intersecting concerns, often presented as ‘crises’ in contemporary discourse: the ‘care crisis’, the ‘housing crisis’ and the ‘migration crisis.’ Yet their own perspectives on these issues are rarely foregrounded. This paper explores the role of homeownership in the
Leah Williams Veazey
wiley   +1 more source

Precarious employment and new-onset severe depressive symptoms: a population-based prospective study in South Korea

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2015
OBJECTIVES: Considering the effect of sex and head of household responsibilities, this study was designed to evaluate whether precarious employment is associated with the development of new-onset severe depressive symptoms. METHODS: We followed 2214 male
Suk-Yong Jang, Sung-In Jang, Hong-Chul Bae, Jaeyong Shin, Eun-Cheol Park   +4 more
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Reporting Back: Precarious Employment

Rural Review: Ontario Rural Planning, Development, and Policy, 2018
This presentation reports back on insights into precarious employment from key informants (professionals working first hand with those who have experienced or are experiencing rural precarious employment). Topics covered include pervasiveness of rural precarious employment, impacts, mitigation strategies, and current supports that help rural people who
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Hidden in the Labour Market: An Intersectional Latent Class Analysis of Discouraged Workers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study employs an intersectionality‐informed latent class analysis (LCA) to examine the hidden diversity of discouraged workers in Australia. Drawing on nationally representative data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, we identified six empirically distinct subgroups defined by intersecting demographic and ...
Sora Lee, Woojin Kang
wiley   +1 more source