The determinants of employers’ use of temporary contracts in the frictional labor market

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 803-834
Author(s):  
Makoto Masui
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Temporary Contracts

scholarly journals Temping fates in Spain: hours and employment in a dual labor market during the Great Recession and COVID-19

SERIEs ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Lafuente ◽  
Raül Santaeulàlia-Llopis ◽  
Ludo Visschers
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Great Recession ◽  
Dual Labor Market ◽  
Total Employment ◽  
Temporary Contracts ◽  
The Great Recession ◽  
Time Work ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Permanent Workers ◽  
The Impact

AbstractWe investigate the behavior of aggregate hours supplied by workers in permanent (open-ended) contracts and temporary contracts, distinguishing changes in employment (extensive margin) and hours per worker (intensive margin). We focus on the differences between the Great Recession and the start of the COVID-19 Recession. In the Great Recession, the loss in aggregate hours is largely accounted for by employment losses (hours per worker did not adjust) and initially mainly by workers in temporary contracts. In contrast, in the early stages of the COVID-19 Recession, approximately sixty percent of the drop in aggregate hours is accounted for by permanent workers that do not only adjust hours per worker (beyond average) but also face employment losses—accounting for one-third of the total employment losses in the economy. We argue that our comparison across recessions allows for a more general discussion on the impact of adjustment frictions in the dual labor market and the effects policy, in particular the short-time work policy (ERTE) in Spain.

scholarly journals Labor Market Institutions, Mobility, and Dualization in the Nordic Countries

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jørgen Svalund
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Temporary Employment ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
Employment Protection ◽  
Labor Market Institutions ◽  
Employment Contracts ◽  
Temporary Contracts ◽  
Labor Market Transitions ◽  
Protection Legislation ◽  
Market Transitions

Comparing the Nordic countries, this article examines different combinations of permanent and temporary employment protection legislation, and whether such differences are reflected in patterns of labor market transitions. We find higher levels of transitions from unemployment to temporary contracts in Sweden and Finland, with lax regulation of temporary contracts and strict regulation of permanent contracts. Further, temporary employees are integrated into permanent contracts in countries with lax (Denmark) or strict (Norway) regulation of permanent contracts, while this is not the case in Finland and Sweden. For these countries, the study indicates a certain degree of labor market duality, with low mobility from temporary to permanent employment contracts.

Temporary Contracts and Work—Family Balance in a Dual Labor Market

ILR Review ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rocio Bonet ◽  
Cristina Cruz ◽  
Daniel Fernández Kranz ◽  
Rachida Justo
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Dual Labor Market ◽  
Temporary Contracts ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family

scholarly journals Inestabilidad laboral en México: el caso de los contratos de trabajo / Labor Instability in Mexico: The Case of Work Contracts

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brígida García Guzmán
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Labor Relations ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Temporary Contracts ◽  
Important Phenomenon ◽  
Salaried Workers ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
Social Security Institute

Nuestro objeto de estudio en este artículo es el alcance de la inestabilidad laboral entre los trabajadores mexicanos, entendida ésta como la falta de continuidad en las relaciones de trabajo. Muchos trabajadores asalariados en los sectores más formalmente establecidos de nuestro país enfrentan problemas de inestabilidad crecientes, los cuales se expresan, entre otras maneras, en la escasez de contratos escritos y en el aumento de los contratos temporales. ¿Qué sabemos sobre este importante fenómeno? ¿Con qué tipo de información contamos para dar cuenta del mismo? ¿Qué características sociodemográficas y económicas presentan los trabajadores en diferentes situaciones de contratación laboral? En el presente trabajo buscamos dar respuesta a este conjunto de interrogantes desde una perspectiva sociodemográfica, recurriendo a dos de las fuentes de datos más utilizadas para el estudio del mercado de trabajo en México: las encuestas de empleo y los registros del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (imss) en la década del 2000.AbstractOur object of study in this article is the scope of labor instability between Mexican workers, understood at the lack of continuity in labor relations. Many salaried workers in the more formally established sectors in Mexico are facing increasing problems of instability, expressed, among other ways, by the shortage of written contracts and the increase in temporary contracts. What do we know about this important phenomenon? What type of information is available on the subject? What sociodemographic and economic char­acteristics do workers have in different work situations? This study attempts to answer this set of questions from a socio-demographic perspective by using two of the most com­monly used data sources for the study of the labor market in Mexico, employment surveys and the Mexican Social Security Institute (imss)’s records for 2000 to 2009.

scholarly journals The impact of temporary contracts on suicide rates

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. e0252077
Author(s):  
Ricard Grèbol Jiménez ◽  
Judit Vall Castelló
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Suicide Mortality ◽  
Steady Increase ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Temporary Contracts ◽  
Employment Conditions ◽  
The Impact

The number of suicides has increased in the last decades in several developed countries. For instance, Spain has experienced a gradual but steady increase in suicides since the 80’s and it is currently the leading external cause of death in the country. At the same time, the dualisation of the labor market, with a strong and persistent incidence of temporary contracts, has increased the instability of employment conditions. Both developments have a stronger incidence for individuals with lower levels of education. Therefore, in this paper we use rich administrative data in order to estimate the impact of the wide spread use of temporary contracts on suicides. In order to do that we exploit a reform that liberalised the use of fix-term contracts in Spain in 1984. Our results show strong long-term effects of the reform, which increased the suicide mortality rate of affected cohorts (those entering the labor market just after the liberalisation) by at least 25.3%. We believe that this result has important policy implications and should be taken into account in the design of the national suicide prevention plans.

How to Steer Your Career?

2020 ◽  
pp. 146-164
Author(s):  
Jessie Koen ◽  
Roy B. L. Sijbom
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Career Pathways ◽  
Career Goals ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Digital Innovation ◽  
Dynamic Work ◽  
Temporary Contracts ◽  
Proactive Approach ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Career Progress

Today’s world of work is rapidly changing. The on-demand economy is on the rise, the number of temporary contracts is increasing, major industries are being disrupted by the latest wave of digital innovation, and increasingly more jobs are being replaced by machines. As a result of these labor market developments, people’s careers have become more dynamic and more uncertain. With regard to fostering career progress in this dynamic career landscape, however, existing perspectives still draw heavily on linear frameworks that involve the development of a clear set of career goals and plans. Such approaches to career progress are at odds with the reality of today’s world of work. That is, contemporary careers rarely unfold as intended or imagined: No matter how much people analyze their aspirations and opportunities while planning their careers, unexpected developments can bring unforeseen changes. Drawing on the career pathways framework, this chapter proposes a proactive approach to career pathways and discusses the key factors that can contribute to career progress in today’s dynamic work context. This framework also encapsulates the dialogical dynamics between one’s “internal” and “external” career management. Such a framework can be helpful for workers to successfully steer their careers in today’s world of work.

Labor Market Attitudes and Retirement

1982 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 368-368
Author(s):  
Lois F. Copperman ◽  
Donna Stuteville
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market
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