The Structure of the Wage Gap for Temporary Workers: Evidence from Australian Panel Data

This study uses panel data for Australia to estimate the wage differential between workers in temporary jobs and workers in permanent jobs. It is the first study to use unconditional quantile regression methods in combination with fixed effects to examine how this gap varies over the entire wage distribution. While the wages of fixed‐term contract workers are found to be similar to those of permanent workers, low‐paid casual workers experience a wage penalty and high‐paid casual workers a wage premium compared to their permanent counterparts. Temporary agency workers also usually receive a wage premium, which is particularly large for the most well paid.     

Versicherungswissenschaftliche Dissertationen und Habilitationen 2001/2002/2003/2004 (Stand: 1. 5. 2004)

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Versicherungswissenschaftliche Dissertationen und Habilitationen 2001/2002/2003/2004 (Stand: 1. 5. 2004)     

Pre-migration adaptation of highly skilled self-initiated foreign employees: the case of an EU agency

This study analyzes pre-migration adaptation among highly skilled self-initiated foreign employees (SFEs) of the EU Chemicals Agency in Finland (N = 95). Organizational, expatriate and acculturation perspectives were integrated to develop a model of factors predicting SFEs' psychological, socio-psychological and work adaptation in the pre-migration stage. Previous international work experience, perceived organizational prestige, satisfaction with the time, information and assistance to prepare for the relocation and quality of contact with Finns during recruitment positively predicted SFEs' pre-migration adaptation. European identification, self-esteem and relocation stress acted as mediators. The study emphasized the importance of a multidimensional approach to SFE adaptation prior to relocation.     

Versicherungswissenschaftliche Dissertationen und Habilitationen 1999 / 2000 / 2001 (Stand: 1. 5. 2001)

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Versicherungswissenschaftliche Dissertationen und Habilitationen 1999 / 2000 / 2001 (Stand: 1. 5. 2001)     

Non-Standard Employment and Wage Growth in Australia

Using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, and after restricting attention to employees, we observe an increase over time in the non-standard employment share, all of which is concentrated in the period since 2009. Further, we find clear evidence that employees in non-standard forms of employment have experienced relatively low rates of growth in hourly wages when compared with permanent full-time employees. Nevertheless, decomposition analysis suggests that changes in workforce composition by employment type have had a very small (and insignificant) impact on the overall rate of wage growth in recent years.     

Versicherungswissenschaftliche Dissertationen und Habilitationen 2006/2007/2008 (Stand: 01. April 2008)

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