Alison L. Booth () (Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, UK) Marco Francesconi () (Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, UK) Jeff Frank () (Royal Holloway College, University of London)
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In Britain about 7% of male employees and 10% of female employees are in temporary jobs. In contrast to much of continental Europe, this proportion has been relatively stable over the 1990's. Using data from the British Household Panel Survey, we find that, on average, temporary workers report lower levels of job satisfaction, receive less work-related training, and are less well-paid than their counterparts in permanent employment. We find some evidence that temporary jobs are a stepping stone to permanent work, although this transition takes between 18 months and three and a half years depending on contract type (seasonal or fixed term) and gender. Moreover, the wage growth penalty associated with experience of seasonal jobs is quite high, and it is likely that workers experiencing such jobs early in their working lives will never catch up. But experience of fixed-term contracts may lead to high wage growth if the workers move to permanent full-time jobs. This is because workers (especially women) who had such contracts enjoy high returns to "experience capital" once they acquire a permanent job.
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Length: 53 Date of creation: Apr 2000 Date of revision: Handle: RePEc:esl:ilrdps:054
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Booth, Alison L & Frank, Jeff, 1996.
"Seniority, Earnings and Unions,"
Economica,
London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 63(252), pages 673-86, November.
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Dimitri Paolini, 2001.
"Bargaining and Temporary Employment,"
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0107, Centre de Recherche en Economie Publique et de la Population (CREPP) (Research Center on Public and Population Economics) HEC-Management School, University of Liège.
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