From Casual Work to Economic Security; the Paradoxical Case of Self-Employment

Autor/in	Tremblay, Diane-Gabrielle
Titel	From Casual Work to Economic Security; the Paradoxical Case of Self-Employment
Quelle	In: Social Indicators Research, 88 (2008) 1, S.115-130 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0303-8300
DOI	10.1007/s11205-007-9205-4
Schlagwörter	Poverty; Labor Market; Employed Parents; Foreign Countries; Job Security; Employment Patterns; Self Employment; Gender Issues + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Armut; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Ausland; Arbeitsplatzsicherheit; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Self-employment; Selbstbestimmte Arbeit; Selbstständiger; Geschlechterfrage
Abstract	The term "casual work" is not well defined in the literature and can include a diversity of types of employment. In this paper, we first present an introduction and definition of concepts related to job security and economic insecurity. Second, a view on the main labour market transformations, their causes and impacts, with more accent on self-employment. We will then reflect on policy issues and on how social policies can impact on job security, and this is where we will introduce the new Quebec parental leave regime, which is a welcome effort to alleviate insecurity and economic difficulty for self-employed parents, taking gender into account. We will conclude by considerations on the importance of economic security and the policies which could support this, in a context where many stress the fact that "boundaryless" or "nomadic" careers are the way of the future and that workers should simply adapt to this new context. (As Provided).
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