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The effects of Working Time, Segmentation and Labour Market Mobility on Wages and Pensions in Ireland

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  • Philip J. O'Connell

    (Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI))

  • Vanessa Gash

    (Nuffield College)

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The widespread increase in part-time working in most OECD countries over recent years has been accompanied by concerns about the quality of part-time jobs. Most existing research on differences in pay and benefits between full- and part-time work tends to focus on the characteristics of part-time workers and the nature of part-time jobs. However, part-time jobs are more open than full-time employment to the unemployed and other labour market 'outsiders', and such labour market mobility can also influence wages. This paper analyses the effects of workings-time, gender , labour, market segmentation and mobility, on wages and occupational pension benefits in Ireland in 1994. We show that both labour market segmentation and mobility directly influence wages and that controlling for both sets of factors in a wage model eliminates the negative effect of part-time working. We also show that the wage effects of labour market mobility differ by gender and labour market segment. Pension entitlements are strongly influenced by gender, working time, labour market segment and labour market mobility.

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  • Philip J. O'Connell & Vanessa Gash, 2001. "The effects of Working Time, Segmentation and Labour Market Mobility on Wages and Pensions in Ireland," Papers WP140, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).
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    1. Helen Russell & Philip J. O’Connell, 2004. "Women Returning to Employment, Education and Training in Ireland - An Analysis of Transitions," The Economic and Social Review, Economic and Social Studies, vol. 35(1), pages 1-25.
    2. Jean Gardiner & Andrew M Robinson & Fathi Fakhfakh, 2016. "Exploring the private pension gender gap and occupation in later working life," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 30(4), pages 687-707, August.
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    5. Raul Ramos & Esteban Sanromá & Hipólito Simón, 2016. "The part-time wage penalty: Does bargaining coverage outweigh regional differences in Spain?," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 27(3), pages 368-386, September.
    6. Vanessa Gash, 2008. "Preference or constraint? Part-time workers' transitions in Denmark, France and the United Kingdom," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 22(4), pages 655-674, December.
    7. McGinnity F & Russell H, 2011. "Workplace Equality in the Recession? The Incidence and Impact of Equality Policies and Flexible Working," Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), number BKMNEXT200, June.
    8. Raúl Ramos & Esteban Sanromá & Hipólito Simón, 2015. "An analysis of wage differentials between full-and part-time workers in Spain," Working Papers 2015/29, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB).
    9. Janine Leschke, 2011. "Challenges of old-age insurance with regard to career breaks and atypical employment," Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, , vol. 17(1), pages 107-112, February.
    10. Guillermo Orfao & Alberto Rey & Miguel Á. Malo, 2021. "A Multidimensional Approach to Precarious Employment Among Young Workers in EU-28 Countries," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 158(3), pages 1153-1178, December.
    11. Vanessa Gash, 2009. "Sacrificing Their Careers for Their Families? An Analysis of the Penalty to Motherhood in Europe," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 93(3), pages 569-586, September.
    12. Carmelo García-Pérez & Mercedes Prieto-Alaiz & Hipólito Simón, 2017. "A New Multidimensional Approach to Measuring Precarious Employment," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 134(2), pages 437-454, November.

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