Achieving Flexibility through Insecurity: A Comparison of Work Environments in Fixed-term and Permanent Jobs in Finland and Canada

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Saloniemi, Antti; Zeytinoglu, Isik Urla

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Abstract	In this comparative study of Finland and Canada, we use representative data to examine work environments in fixed-term and permanent jobs. Results are similar for all workers regardless of whether they are employed on fixed-term or permanent contracts. All workers feel their working hours are inflexible, but feel they have control over the tasks they perform and they have low risk of accident. The only difference is in the feelings of job insecurity: fixed-term workers, in both Finland and Canada, feel more insecure than those in permanent jobs. Our findings indicate that the global trends in flexibility and insecurity permeate all workers.
Freie Schlagwörter	Canada; Finland; fixed-term jobs; flexibility; insecurity; permanent jobs;
Sprache Dokument	Englisch
Publikationsjahr	2007
Seitenangabe	S. 109-128
Zeitschriftentitel	European Journal of Industrial Relations, 13 (2007) 1
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959680107073971
Status	Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz	PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)