Experiences of insecurity among non-standard workers across different welfare states: A qualitative cross-country study

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• dc.contributor.author Bosmans, Kim
• dc.contributor.author Julià, Mireia
• dc.contributor.author Escrig-Piñol, Astrid
• dc.contributor.author Padrosa Sayeras, Eva, 1993-
• dc.contributor.author Baron, Sherry L.
• dc.date.accessioned 2024-04-11T05:47:02Z
• dc.date.available 2024-04-11T05:47:02Z
• dc.date.issued 2023
• dc.description.abstract In recent decades, economic crises and political reforms focused on employment flexibilization have increased the use of non-standard employment (NSE). National political and economic contexts determine how employers interact with labour and how the state interacts with labour markets and manages social welfare policies. These factors influence the prevalence of NSE and the level of employment insecurity it creates, but the extent to which a country's policy context mitigates the health influences of NSE is unclear. This study describes how workers experience insecurities created by NSE, and how this influences their health and well-being, in countries with different welfare states: Belgium, Canada, Chile, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. Interviews with 250 workers in NSE were analysed using a multiple-case study approach. Workers in all countries experienced multiple insecurities (e.g., income and employment insecurity) and relational tension with employers/clients, with negative health and well-being influences, in ways that were shaped by social inequalities (e.g., related to family support or immigration status). Welfare state differences were reflected in the level of workers' exclusion from social protections, the time scale of their insecurity (threatening daily survival or longer-term life planning), and their ability to derive a sense of control from NSE. Workers in Belgium, Sweden, and Spain, countries with more generous welfare states, navigated these insecurities with greater success and with less influence on health and well-being. Findings contribute to our understanding of the health and well-being influences of NSE across different welfare regimes and suggest the need in all six countries for stronger state responses to NSE. Increased investment in universal and more equal rights and benefits in NSE could reduce the widening gap between standard and NSE.
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• dc.identifier.citation Bosmans K, Vignola EF, Álvarez-López V, Julià M, Ahonen EQ, Bolíbar M, et al. Experiences of insecurity among non-standard workers across different welfare states: A qualitative cross-country study. Soc Sci Med. 2023 Jun;327:115970. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115970
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115970
• dc.identifier.issn 0277-9536
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/59732
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Elsevier
• dc.relation.ispartof Soc Sci Med. 2023 Jun;327:115970
• dc.rights © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
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• dc.subject.keyword Health
• dc.subject.keyword Insecurity
• dc.subject.keyword Non-standard employment
• dc.subject.keyword Qualitative research
• dc.subject.keyword Welfare states
• dc.subject.keyword Well-being
• dc.title Experiences of insecurity among non-standard workers across different welfare states: A qualitative cross-country study
• dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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