Non-standard employment and unemployment during the COVID-19 crisis: economic and health findings from a six-country survey study

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• dc.contributor.author Gunn, Virginia
• dc.contributor.author Julià, Mireia
• dc.contributor.author Padrosa Sayeras, Eva, 1993-
• dc.contributor.author Bodin, Theo
• dc.date.accessioned 2022-11-09T07:27:03Z
• dc.date.available 2022-11-09T07:27:03Z
• dc.date.issued 2022
• dc.description.abstract The COVID-19 crisis is a global event that has created and amplified social inequalities, including an already existing and steadily increasing problem of employment and income insecurity and erosion of workplace rights, affecting workers globally. The aim of this exploratory study was to review employment-related determinants of health and health protection during the pandemic, or more specifically, to examine several links between non-standard employment, unemployment, economic, health, and safety outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden, Belgium, Spain, Canada, the United States, and Chile, based on an online survey conducted from November 2020 to June 2021. The study focused on both non-standard workers and unemployed workers and examined worker outcomes in the context of current type and duration of employment arrangements, as well as employment transitions triggered by the COVID-19 crisis. The results suggest that COVID-19-related changes in non-standard worker employment arrangements, or unemployment, are related to changes in work hours, income, and benefits, as well as the self-reported prevalence of suffering from severe to extreme anxiety or depression. The results also suggest a link between worker type, duration of employment arrangements, or unemployment, and the ability to cover regular expenses during the pandemic. Additionally, the findings indicate that the type and duration of employment arrangements are related to the provision of personal protective equipment or other COVID-19 protection measures. This study provides additional evidence that workers in non-standard employment and the unemployed have experienced numerous and complex adverse effects of the pandemic and require additional protection through tailored pandemic responses and recovery strategies.
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• dc.identifier.citation Gunn V, Vives A, Zaupa A, Hernando-Rodriguez JC, Julià M, Kvart S, Lewchuk W, et al. Non-standard employment and unemployment during the COVID-19 crisis: economic and health findings from a six-country survey study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 May 11; 19(10): 5865. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19105865
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19105865
• dc.identifier.issn 1660-4601
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/54774
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher MDPI
• dc.rights Copyright © 2022 by Gunn V, Vives A, Zaupa A, Hernando-Rodriguez JC, Julià M, Kvart S, Lewchuk W, et al. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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• dc.subject.keyword Atypical employment
• dc.subject.keyword Health equity
• dc.subject.keyword Income and employment insecurities
• dc.subject.keyword Lack of workplace rights
• dc.subject.keyword Mental health
• dc.subject.keyword Occupational health and safety
• dc.subject.keyword Pandemic responses and recovery strategies
• dc.subject.keyword Poverty
• dc.subject.keyword Social inequalities
• dc.subject.keyword Transitions towards non-standard employment and unemployment
• dc.subject.keyword Worker health and well-being
• dc.title Non-standard employment and unemployment during the COVID-19 crisis: economic and health findings from a six-country survey study
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