Free or precarious? A comparison of the attitudes of workers in flexible and traditional employment contracts |
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| Institution: | 1. Jackstädt Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research, University of Wuppertal;2. Schumpeter School of Business and Economics, University of Wuppertal;3. Institute for Development Strategies, Indiana University, Bloomington;4. Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Essen;1. Bocconi University, Department of Management & Technology, and SDA Bocconi School of Management, Via Sarfatti 10, 20136 Milan, Italy;2. Carlson School of Management 3-365, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States;3. Xi''an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi''an, Shaanxi, 710045, PR China;4. School of Management, Xi''an Jiaotong University, No.28, Xianning West Road, Xi''an, Shaanxi, 710049, PR China |
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| Abstract: | This study contributes to research on the impact of different kinds of employment contract on worker attitudes in the context of debates about the changing nature of employment in the 21st century and in particular the emergence of what have been described as either free or precarious workers. Work experiences and attitudes associated with part-time, temporary and multiple contracts are compared with those of workers in single, permanent, full-time jobs. Among a sample of UK pharmacists, few significant differences are found between workers on any of these contracts, either singly or in combination, and those in traditional employment contracts. The role of contract of choice and work orientations as potential mediators was explored. Although both were associated with attitudes, they had only a very minor role as either mediators or moderators. It is concluded that among this sample of professional workers, those on atypical employment contracts report experiences and attitudes that are at least as positive as those of workers in traditional employment contracts. |
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