Precarious Work Arrangement

A Precarious Work Arrangement is a work arrangement that ...

• See: Precarity, Precariat, Employment, Globalization, Manufacturing Sector, Service Sector.

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References

2015

• (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/precarious_work Retrieved:2015-11-21.
  • Precarious work is non-standard employment that is poorly paid, insecure, unprotected, and cannot support a household. In recent decades there has been a dramatic increase in precarious work due to such factors as globalization, the shift from the manufacturing sector to the service sector, and the spread of information technology. These changes have created a new economy which demands flexibility in the workplace and, as a result, caused the decline of the standard employment relationship and a dramatic increase in precarious work. An important aspect of precarious work is its gendered nature, as women are continuously over-represented in this type of work.

2009

• (Kalleberg, 2009) ⇒ Arne L Kalleberg. (2009). “Precarious Work, Insecure Workers: Employment Relations in Transition.” In: American Sociological Review, 74. doi:10.1177/000312240907400101
  • QUOTE: The growth of precarious work since the 1970s has emerged as a core contemporary concern within politics, in the media, and among researchers. Uncertain and unpredictable work contrasts with the relative security that characterized the three decades following World War II. Precarious work constitutes a global challenge that has a wide range of consequences cutting across many areas of concern to sociologists. Hence, it is increasingly important to understand the new workplace arrangements that generate precarious work and worker insecurity. A focus on employment relations forms the foundation of theories of the institutions and structures that generate precarious work and the cultural and individual factors that influence people's responses to uncertainty. Sociologists are well-positioned to explain, offer insight, and provide input into public policy about such changes and the state of contemporary employment relations.

2007

• (Benach & Muntaner, 2007) ⇒ Joan Benach, and Carles Muntaner. (2007). “Precarious Employment and Health: Developing a Research Agenda.” In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 61(4).
  • QUOTE: Thus, the standard full‐time permanent job with benefits is now often replaced with different forms of non‐standard work arrangements such as contingent, part‐time contract, unregulated underground work or home‐based work, many of which are characterised by variable work schedules, reduced job security, lower wages, hazards at the workplace and stressful psychosocial working conditions.4

    There are a number of reasons why public health researchers should be concerned about the growth of non‐standard employment relationships.5

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