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Is precarious employment bad for worker health? : the case of zero hours contracts in the UK
Farina, Egidio; Green, Colin; McVicar, Duncan - 2020
led to a range of concerns over worker outcomes. A particular focus is the effect of instability on health in general, and … particularly, mental health. We provide new evidence on this, focusing on an extreme form of precarious employment that has grown …-lasting health problem than workers employed on other types of contract. In particular, reported levels of mental ill health are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012199355
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Are estimates of non-standard employment wage penalties robust to different wage measures? : the case of zero hours contracts in the UK
Farina, Egidio; Green, Colin; McVicar, Duncan - 2020
A range of evidence suggests that non-standard jobs, including fixed-term and other temporary jobs such as casual jobs, pay lower wages than more standard, permanent jobs, even after controlling for differences in worker and job characteristics. A recent literature suggests this is also the case...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012257785
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Zero hours contracts and their growth
Farina, Egidio; Green, Colin; McVicar, Duncan - 2019
This paper studies the prevalence and nature of zero-hours contracts (ZHCs) in the UK labour market. The headline count of ZHC workers based on the Labour Force Survey has long underestimated and continues to underestimate the number of workers in ZHC or ZHC-like jobs. ZHC jobs and workers are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012001423
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Zero Hours Contracts and Their Growth
Farina, Egidio; Green, Colin; McVicar, Duncan - 2019
This paper studies the prevalence and nature of zero-hours contracts (ZHCs) in the UK labour market. The headline count of ZHC workers based on the Labour Force Survey has long underestimated and continues to underestimate the number of workers in ZHC or ZHC-like jobs. ZHC jobs and workers are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012005992
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Are Estimates of Non-Standard Employment Wage Penalties Robust to Different Wage Measures? The Case of Zero Hours Contracts in the UK
Farina, Egidio; Green, Colin P.; McVicar, Duncan - 2020
A range of evidence suggests that non-standard jobs, including fixed-term and other temporary jobs such as casual jobs, pay lower wages than more standard, permanent jobs, even after controlling for differences in worker and job characteristics. A recent literature suggests this is also the case...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012270226
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Is Precarious Employment Bad for Worker Health? The Case of Zero Hours Contracts in the UK
Farina, Egidio - 2020
led to a range of concerns over worker outcomes. A particular focus is the effect of instability on health in general, and … particularly, mental health. We provide new evidence on this, focusing on an extreme form of precarious employment that has grown …-lasting health problem than workers employed on other types of contract. In particular, reported levels of mental ill health are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012837326
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Are Estimates of Non-Standard Employment Wage Penalties Robust to Different Wage Measures? The Case of Zero Hours Contracts in the UK
Farina, Egidio - 2020
A range of evidence suggests that non-standard jobs, including fixed-term and other temporary jobs such as casual jobs, pay lower wages than more standard, permanent jobs, even after controlling for differences in worker and job characteristics. A recent literature suggests this is also the case...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012826742
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Atypical employment in Europe 1996 - 2011
Allmendinger, Jutta; Hipp, Lena; Stuth, Stefan - 2013
To assess the influence of nonstandard employment for the labor market participation of different demographic groups, we provide detailed descriptions of the development of atypical employment in comparison to standard employment, unemployment, and economic inactivity between 1996 and 2011. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010208432
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Labour market participation and atypical employment over the life cycle : a cohort analysis for Germany
Bachmann, Ronald; Felder, Rahel; Tamm, Marcus - 2018
We use data from the adult cohort of the National Education Panel Study to analyse the changes in the employment histories of cohorts born after World War II and the role of atypical employment in this context. Younger cohorts are characterised by acquiring more education, by entering into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011954072
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Labour market participation and atypical employment over the life cycle : a cohort analysis for Germany
Bachmann, Ronald; Felder, Rahel; Tamm, Marcus - 2018
Recent research shows that start-ups are important for job creation, but these firms are also inherently volatile. We use linked employer-employee data to examine the relative importance of firm age and firm size for job creation and destruction in Brazil. Firm age is a more important...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011955331