Precarious employment and occupational accidents and injuries – a systematic review

Multiple-job holding is not a type of precarious employment

“…Scand J Work Environ Health. 2019;45 (1): 98-99. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3782 Multiple-job holding is not a type of precarious employment…”

“…We are writing in regards to the review by Koranyi et al (1) on precarious employment and occupational accidents and injuries. In the review, multiple-job holding was classified as a type of precarious employment.…”

“…In their review, Koranyi et al defined precarious employment as "uncertainty as to the duration of employment, multiple possible employers or a disguised or ambiguous employment relationship, a lack of access to social protection and benefits usually associated with employment, low pay, and substantial legal and practical obstacles to joining a trade union and bargaining collectively" (1). In this ILO definition, multiple-job holding is presented as a type of precarious employment.…”

Precarious employment and occupational injuries in the digital age ‒ where should we go from here?

“…There is growing demand for a clearer understanding of whether precarious work is a social determinant of health (1)(2)(3)(4)(5) and whether non-standard workers with less job security are more vulnerable to adverse safety and health outcomes. In their systematic review published in the current issue of the Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment and Health, Koranyi et al (6) define "precarious employment" as a multidimensional set of unfavorable work characteristics experienced in various degrees by workers with the common denominator of loss of security in some domain. Their review makes an important contribution to this area by summarizing the existing scientific research on the relationship between precarious work and risk of occupational injury.…”

Impact of precarious work on neighborhood health: Concept mapping by a community/academic partnership

“…While the risks of precarious work are increasingly inventoried, and risks associated with work sectors are well‐known, the impact that high levels of precarious employment have at a neighborhood level is overlooked in the academic literature. A broader, community‐based understanding is critical to creating effective interventions to improve health within communities with high levels of precarious employment; such interventions are most likely to be successful if they incorporate the realities of workers, their families, and their neighbors and are positioned in ways to facilitate action and change.…”