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Individualised Risk: Isolation and Fragmentation

In: Individualising Risk

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  • Fiona Macdonald

    (RMIT University)

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This chapter continues the exploration of workers’ experiences, examining individualised risks for social care workers. Risks of isolating and individualising workers include risks arising from transfers of responsibility that occur in the individualised system and devolve decision-making and duty to individual people with disability and to frontline workers. The responsibility devolved to workers exposes workers to increased risk. At the same time, for many workers, formal recognition and reward are reduced. Risks of fragmenting work, working time and life are perhaps the most conspicuous of the individualised risks identified. These risks are also some of the most problematic for frontline workers and for the future of a skilled and sustainable workforce. They impact on workers’ ability to earn a living and enjoy time away from work and they reduce skills development opportunities and prospects.

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  • Fiona Macdonald, 2021. "Individualised Risk: Isolation and Fragmentation," Springer Books, in: Individualising Risk, chapter 0, pages 161-187, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-33-6366-3_8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-33-6366-3_8
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