Handbook on precarious work / edited by Maria Hudson (senior lecturer in human resource management), and Beatrice Piccoli (lecturer in human resource management, Essex Business School, University of Essex, UK).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hudson, Maria, editor.

Piccoli, Beatrice, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Precarious employment--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Precarious employment.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (390 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"This comprehensive Handbook provides an accessible overview of precarious employment, exploring how insecure, low-paid and unstable forms of work shape the lives, health and identities of workers across the globe. With international and interdisciplinary contributions, the chapters demonstrate the prevalence of such work, highlighting its presence not only within informal sectors of the Global South but also within advanced economies worldwide. Examining both structural forces and lived experiences, it covers key issues such as job insecurity, mental well-being, unstable and informal work, and in-work poverty, as well as institutional responses and the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. This timely volume underscores the urgent need for fairer and more sustainable labour markets, emphasizing the role of organizations, institutions and collective action in fostering sustainable livelihoods. This collection is a valuable resource for scholars and students of human resource management, organizational behaviour, sociology of work, labour studies, economics and public policy. With a focus on institutional interventions, policy implications and the role of the state, policy makers and public sector professionals will greatly benefit from the evidence-based insights"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction: Meaning and trends in precarious work / Maria Hudson and Beatrice Piccoli

Part I: Shifting landscapes of precarious work

2. Temporary agency working: New dynamics, same precarities? / Chris Forde and Gary Slater

3. Precarious work in the gig economy / Guanyu Zhang and Lixin Jiang

4. A crisis within a crisis: Forms of precarity amongst self-employed live performers in the wake of COVID-19 / Philip Hancock and Melissa Tyler

5. Socio-ecological precarity / Dina Bolokan

6. Precarious 'life-worlds' and unpaid labour: Expanding research on precarious work at the interface between work and home / Valeria Pulignano and Glenn Morgan

7. Precarious pathways to foodbank use in the UK / Maria Hudson

8. Divisions of labour: Making markets for exploitable workers / Nik Theodore

Part II: Changing institutional and organizational contexts of precarious work

9. Autonomy, insecurity, community: Understanding affect in freelance work / Casper Hoedemaekers

10. Precarity and workers' strategies in the (post-)pandemic crisis: The case of Poland / Dominika Polkowska and Adam Mrozowicki

11. Institutional factors of precarious work in UK hospitality: The multidimensional nature of precaritization and the role of the state in the context of COVID-19 / Gabriella Alberti, Charles Umney and Kiril Pasevin

Part III: New insecurities: The worker consequences of precariousness

12. Precarious work and mental health: Evidence, theory, and future directions / Blake A. Allan

13. On the implications of precarious work for identity, careers, and society / Eva Selenko, Peter Creed, Katharina Klug and Michelle Hood

14. Intersecting economic stressors: Do they confer increased vulnerability or greater resilience? / Tahira Probst, Maike E. Debus, Jasmina Tomas, Hyun Jung Lee, Andrea Bazzoli and Melissa Jenkins

15. Insecure in three ways: On the possible impact of COVID-19 on job and occupation insecurity / Hans De Witte, Anahí Van Hootegem and Lara Roll

16. Understanding job insecurity in formal and informal work / Mindy Shoss and Mahima Saxena

17. Labour market attachment and implications for precarious work: A systematic literature review / Sophie Cuinen, Nele De Cuyper, Anneleen Forrier and Ilke Grosemans

Part IV: Responses to precarious work and structural inequalities

18. Regulating or reproducing precarious work? Analysing the regulation of temporary employment services in South Africa / Lynford Dor and Carin Runciman

19. Precaritization, financial security and social class among older workers after job loss / Tom Barnes and Sally Weller

20. Making work pay? The intersections of the welfare system and precarious work in the UK / Mathew Johnson

21. Precarious work and the basic income / Ryszard J. Koziel, Joachim Hüffmeier, Hannes Zacherand Cort W. Rudolph

Part V: Reflections on prospects for the future

22. The future of precarious work: Drawing out lessons from the Chapters / Maria Hudson and Beatrice Piccoli.

Notes:

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035308347 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.