Selection from fixed term to permanent employment: prospective study on health, job satisfaction, and behavioural risks

Abstract

Study objective: To examine health, job satisfaction, and behavioural risks as antecedents of selection from fixed term to permanent employment. Design: Prospective cohort study of change in employment contract during a two year period. Self reported health, recorded sickness absence, job satisfaction, behavioural risks, demographics, and occupational characteristics were assessed at baseline. Setting: Hospital staff in two Finnish hospital districts. Participants: A cohort of 526 hospital employees (54 men, 472 women) aged 20 to 58 years with a fixed term job contract at baseline. Main results: During the follow up period, 137 became permanently employed. Men, employees in higher positions, full time workers, and those with five to eight years in the employ of the hospital were more likely to become permanently employed. After adjusting for these factors, obtaining a permanent job contract was predicted by self rated good health (odds ratio (OR) 3.90; 95% confidence intervals (CI) 1.34 to 11.36), non-caseness of psychological distress (OR 1.80; 95% CI 1.01 to 3.20), high job satisfaction (OR 1.86; CI 1.17 to 2.94), and non-sedentary life style (OR 2.64; CI 1.29 to 5.41), compared with the rest of the cohort. Conclusions: Investigation of fixed term employees yields new information about selective mechanisms in employment mobility. Good health seems to promote the chances for a fixed term employee to reach a better labour market status. These results correspond to earlier research on selective mechanisms in other forms of employment mobility and provide a partial explanation for the socioeconomic gradient of health.

Self-rated health and working conditions among workers from primary health care centers in Brazil

“…Martinez & Latorre 20 also observed that shorter length of employment was associated with greater work capacity and higher job satisfaction. However, unlike in other studies 21,22 , unstable employment wasn't associated with poor self-rated health in this study.…”

Self-rated health and working conditions among workers from primary health care centers in Brazil

“…Martinez & Latorre 20 also observed that shorter length of employment was associated with greater work capacity and higher job satisfaction. However, unlike in other studies 21,22 , unstable employment wasn't associated with poor self-rated health in this study.…”

Associations between Workers’ Health and Working Conditions: Would the Physical and Mental Health of Nonregular Employees Improve If Their Income Was Adjusted?

“…Centering on female mental health, nonregular employees exhibited poorer health than regular employees, as has been previously reported [ 4 , 5 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ], reflecting a clear socioeconomic disparity (OECD). In terms of work time, regular male Japanese employees work notoriously long hours [ 29 , 30 ], and it is simultaneously understood that Japanese female workers balance their time between home chores and working outside.…”

Transitioning between temporary and permanent employment: A two‐wave study on the entrapment, the stepping stone and the selection hypothesis

“…There was no significant difference between temporary-to-temporary, temporary-topermanent, permanent-to-temporary, and permanent-to-permanent workers at time 1 or at time 2. This means that, unlike earlier studies by Virtanen (2003;Virtanen, Kivimäki et al, 2002) and Galais (2003), selection into permanent or temporary employment did not account for the pattern of interactions; a conclusion that finds additional support in the observation that there were no main effects related to transition pattern. Another particularly important implication of the lack of significant between-group differences is…”

Self-rated health and working conditions among workers from primary health care centers in Brazil

“…Martinez & Latorre 20 also observed that shorter length of employment was associated with greater work capacity and higher job satisfaction. However, unlike in other studies 21,22 , unstable employment wasn't associated with poor self-rated health in this study.…”

Associations between Workers’ Health and Working Conditions: Would the Physical and Mental Health of Nonregular Employees Improve If Their Income Was Adjusted?

“…Centering on female mental health, nonregular employees exhibited poorer health than regular employees, as has been previously reported [ 4 , 5 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ], reflecting a clear socioeconomic disparity (OECD). In terms of work time, regular male Japanese employees work notoriously long hours [ 29 , 30 ], and it is simultaneously understood that Japanese female workers balance their time between home chores and working outside.…”

Transitioning between temporary and permanent employment: A two‐wave study on the entrapment, the stepping stone and the selection hypothesis

“…There was no significant difference between temporary-to-temporary, temporary-topermanent, permanent-to-temporary, and permanent-to-permanent workers at time 1 or at time 2. This means that, unlike earlier studies by Virtanen (2003;Virtanen, Kivimäki et al, 2002) and Galais (2003), selection into permanent or temporary employment did not account for the pattern of interactions; a conclusion that finds additional support in the observation that there were no main effects related to transition pattern. Another particularly important implication of the lack of significant between-group differences is…”

Self-rated health and working conditions among workers from primary health care centers in Brazil

“…Martinez & Latorre 20 also observed that shorter length of employment was associated with greater work capacity and higher job satisfaction. However, unlike in other studies 21,22 , unstable employment wasn't associated with poor self-rated health in this study.…”

Associations between Workers’ Health and Working Conditions: Would the Physical and Mental Health of Nonregular Employees Improve If Their Income Was Adjusted?

“…Centering on female mental health, nonregular employees exhibited poorer health than regular employees, as has been previously reported [ 4 , 5 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ], reflecting a clear socioeconomic disparity (OECD). In terms of work time, regular male Japanese employees work notoriously long hours [ 29 , 30 ], and it is simultaneously understood that Japanese female workers balance their time between home chores and working outside.…”

Transitioning between temporary and permanent employment: A two‐wave study on the entrapment, the stepping stone and the selection hypothesis

“…There was no significant difference between temporary-to-temporary, temporary-topermanent, permanent-to-temporary, and permanent-to-permanent workers at time 1 or at time 2. This means that, unlike earlier studies by Virtanen (2003;Virtanen, Kivimäki et al, 2002) and Galais (2003), selection into permanent or temporary employment did not account for the pattern of interactions; a conclusion that finds additional support in the observation that there were no main effects related to transition pattern. Another particularly important implication of the lack of significant between-group differences is…”