Job insecurity and life courses / Sonia Bertolini, Valentina Goglio and Dirk Hofäcker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bertolini, Sonia, author.

Goglio, Valentina, author.

Hofäcker, Dirk, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Job security--Europe, Western.

Job security.

Young adults--Employment--Europe, Western.

Young adults.

Labor policy--Europe, Western.

Labor policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 208 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK : Bristol University Press, 2024.

Summary:

Drawing from interviews and survey data across the EU and the UK, this in-depth study explores how worker instability is perceived and experienced, and how this 'perception' in turn affects individuals' economic and social situation. Using intersectional analysis, the authors identify groups who are more prone to labour market risks.

Contents:

Front Cover

Job Insecurity and Life Courses

Copyright information

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Introduction

1 Theoretical Background

Objective job insecurity

Defining objective job insecurity

Variation of objective insecurity across life stages and micro level factors

Variation across welfare state regimes

The idea of institutional filters

Institutional packages: education, labour market and welfare state structures

Conservative countries

Southern European countries

Liberal countries

Social-democratic countries

Post-socialist countries

Subjective insecurity

Defining subjective job insecurity

Variation of subjective job insecurity across life stages and micro level factors

Demographic characteristics

Job characteristics

Variations across welfare state regimes

Institutional characteristics

Institutional packages: welfare regimes and cultural norms

Coping strategies and decision-making mechanisms under conditions of insecurity

Coping strategies

Decisional mechanisms

2 Objective and Subjective Job Insecurity in Europe

Objective and subjective job insecurity in Europe for young and adult workers

Overview of objective job insecurity for young people (18-34) across welfare state regimes

Subjective job insecurity across welfare state regimes

Cognitive job insecurity in European countries

Perceived insecurity in the labour market

Cognitive and labour market insecurity

The interrelationship between subjective and objective job insecurity

Inconsistent profiles

H1: negatively inconsistent

H2: positively inconsistent

Findings

Descriptive statistics

Regression models

Negatively inconsistent profiles

Positively inconsistent profiles

Conclusion

Methodological appendix

Data

Variables.

Dependent variables

Independent variables

Method

3 Job Insecurity and Transition to Adulthood

Leaving home and objective job insecurity: variations between and within welfare state regimes

Leaving home and subjective job insecurity across welfare state regimes: qualitative insights

A matter of job insecurity

Having enough money

Having institutional support

Beyond job insecurity: other factors influencing housing autonomy

Pressure by parents

Starting a family

Leaving for studying

To realize aspirations

Reasons to stay

Quantitative data and method

Qualitative data and method

4 Objective and Subjective Employment Insecurity and Mid-career Workers

Overall employment rates

Part-time employment

Fixed-term employment

Unemployment

Objective employment insecurity: interim summary

Subjective employment insecurity

Determinants of subjective job insecurity and re-employment chances in mid-career

Consequences of objective and subjective employment insecurity in mid-career

5 Job Insecurity and Its Consequences for Older Workers

Employment trends among older workers

Objective employment insecurity

(Long-term) unemployment

Self-employment

Summary

Subjectively perceived employment insecurity

Insecurity of old age income prospects

Summary of key findings at the institutional (macro) level

The mutual interplay of welfare state protection and labour market flexibility in early career

Early career transitions: the significance of other institutional factors

The significance of national institutions in mid- and late career

Towards a summary of institutional influences.

Summary of key findings at the individual level

Life phases

Gender

Human capital

Types of employment

Policy implications

Notes

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

References

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Dec 2024).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-5292-0876-9

1-5292-0873-4

OCLC:

1417194430