Disposable Workers : The Transformation of Employment.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Osterman, Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Osterman, Paul.

Non-standard employment.

Job security.

Local Subjects:

Osterman, Paul.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2026.

Summary:

Over 35 percent of American workers are not treated as standard employees, denied both benefits and access to a career ladder. Paul Osterman surveyed more than 6,000 people to understand what it means to be a disposable worker. Noting that most would prefer traditional employment, Osterman offers proposals for job-quality reform.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Setting the Stage

Chapter 2. Standard Work

Chapter 3. How Employers Think

Chapter 4. Contracting and Freelancing

Chapter 5. Marginal Work

Chapter 6. Marginal Part-Time Work

Chapter 7. How Many Disposable Workers Are There?

Chapter 8. Preferences

Chapter 9. Show Me the Money

Chapter 10. Policy

Chapter 11. Summing Up

Appendix: The American Training Survey and Regressions

Notes

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-674-30523-X

0-674-30522-1

OCLC:

1590081229