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How Precarious Is Contingent Work? ¨C Non-salary Aspects of the Employment Relationship of Contingent Employees in Denmark

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  • Steen Scheuer

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Contingent employment is generally considered a risk factor in the employment relations literature, although not all agree. This study focuses on a number of non-pay conditions for contingent employees, compared to permanent staff, under the assumption that these conditions are cumulatively negative. The article is based on utilizes a survey of app. 4,900 employees (response rate 57%), asking questions concerning rights and opportunities in the job. The analyses (based on logit modelling, multivariate logistic regression) clearly show that contingent employment (e.g. as a temp) is a risk condition, not only because of the stipulated end of the employment period, but also because it implies a clearly lower chance of obtaining a number of the rights and opportunities that are normally connected to an employment relationship.

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  • Steen Scheuer, 2015. "How Precarious Is Contingent Work? ¨C Non-salary Aspects of the Employment Relationship of Contingent Employees in Denmark," Journal of Management and Strategy, Journal of Management and Strategy, Sciedu Press, vol. 6(2), pages 14-30, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:jfr:jms111:v:6:y:2015:i:2:p:14-30
    DOI: 10.5430/jms.v6n2p14
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