Precarious employment in occupational health – an OMEGA-NET working group position paper

Bodin, Theo; Çağlayan, Çiğdem; Garde, Anne Helene; Gnesi, Marco; Jonsson, Johanna; Kiran, Sibel; Kreshpaj, Bertina; Leinonen, Tania; Mehlum, Ingrid Sivesind; Nena, Evangelia; Orellana, Cecilia; Peckham, Trevor K.; Seixas, Noah S.; Vanroelen, Christophe; Julià, Mireia

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3860

Precarious employment in occupational health – an OMEGA-NET working group position paper

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Bodin T, Çağlayan Ç, Garde AH, Gnesi M, Jonsson J, Kiran S et al. Precarious employment in occupational health – an OMEGA-NET working group position paper. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2020;46(3):321-9. DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3860

Abstract

Despite the growing use of the term precarious employment, there is no consensus on a theoretical framework or definition. This hampers the study of the subject, especially in public and occupational health. We propose a theoretical framework for understanding precarious employment as a multidimensional construct where unfavourable features of employment quality accumulate in the same job. Future research should apply an intersectional and multi-level approach to analysis, with a focus on improving exposure assessment and investigating mechanisms.