The determinants of employers’ use of temporary contracts in the frictional labor market

Masui, Makoto

doi:10.1111/meca.12303

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“…Employers tend to save money on wages (Fuller and Vosko, 2008; Ono and Sullivan, 2013), training (Finegold, 2005; Wiens-Tuers and Hill, 2002), social security and benefits costs (Houseman, 2001). They may also avoid legal liabilities such as severance payments (Masui, 2020) and unionization efforts through the extensive use of temporary workers (Hatton, 2014).…”

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Temporary talent: Wage penalties among highly educated temporary workers in Canada

Banerjee

Lam

Lamb

2023

Journal of Industrial Relations

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Temporary employment (TE) arrangements have become increasingly common in Canada among both high- and low-skilled workers. In this study, we examine the prevalence and earnings effects of TE across education levels with a specific focus on highly educated workers. We also examine the earnings effects of TE across the earnings distribution. We find that higher levels of schooling are negatively associated with the probability of TE. However, the earnings discounts for temporary work are significant and increase in magnitude for individuals with higher levels of educational attainment. For highly educated workers at the top end of the earnings distribution, the discount associated with being in a temporary job is large enough to substantially reduce, although not entirely negate, the sizeable earnings premiums associated with higher levels of education.

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Temporary talent: Wage penalties among highly educated temporary workers in Canada

Banerjee

Lam

Lamb

2023

Journal of Industrial Relations

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“…A second practice that gives insights in which strategies employers may have for their use of non-standard employment is the transition rate from fixed-term to permanent employment (Masui, 2020). In firms that use non-standard employment to screen workers, this transition rate will be high, as good applicants typically pass the screening procedure.…”

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Scarred by Your Employer? The Effect of Employers’ Strategies on the Career Outcomes of Non-Standard Employment

Mattijssen

Pavlopoulos

Smits

2022

Work and Occupations

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In this article, we investigate how the strategies employers have for using non-standard employment – screening, workforce adaptability or cost reduction – affect the career outcomes of workers. To investigate this, we use multichannel sequence analysis to produce a typology of employment and income trajectories of workers with non-standard contracts in the Netherlands. The results show that workers starting employment in firms that use non-standard employment as a screening device are most likely to have careers with high levels of employment security. Strong scarring effects on the career are only found for workers who start employment in firms with cost reduction strategies.

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“…Literature [12] demonstrates experimentally that lowering employment protection for permanent positions, reducing benefits for unemployed workers, and increasing the probability of switching from temporary to permanent workers all increase the relative proportion of employers who use temporary contracts as a screening tool. Literature [13] mentions that improvements in the legal environment may better protect investors in specialized assets and provide them with stronger incentives to invest in specialization, thus contributing to an increase in the overall level of specialization in the economy and an increase in labor productivity.…”

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Empirical analysis of the stability of labor contract relationship and its influencing factors from the perspective of civil law

Zhang,

Qiu

2024

Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences

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Stable employment is a pivotal foundation for contemporary economic development and transformation. The enhancement of labor contract relationship stability is crucial for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Drawing from civil law and various research materials, this study identifies key factors influencing labor contract stability and posits several research hypotheses. This paper constructs a regression analysis model to examine the relationships between these factors and labor contract stability, where the influencing factors serve as independent variables and the stability of the labor contract relationship acts as the dependent variable. The model’s fit is rigorously evaluated. A preliminary analysis employing Pearson’s correlation coefficient reveals significant correlations between all 14 identified factors and the stability of labor contract relationships, supporting the use of regression analysis. Empirical results from the regression analysis indicate a significant positive impact of education level on labor contract stability (p = 0.031 < 0.05). Similarly, employment income is shown to positively influence labor contract stability (p = 0.009 < 0.05). Apart from education level and urban integration challenges, other identified factors also significantly affect the stability of labor contracts. This research not only advances our understanding of the dynamics influencing labor contract stability but also provides a robust empirical basis for shaping relevant civil law regulations and policies.

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The determinants of employers’ use of temporary contracts in the frictional labor market

Cited by 5 publications

References 42 publications

Temporary talent: Wage penalties among highly educated temporary workers in Canada

Temporary talent: Wage penalties among highly educated temporary workers in Canada

Scarred by Your Employer? The Effect of Employers’ Strategies on the Career Outcomes of Non-Standard Employment

Empirical analysis of the stability of labor contract relationship and its influencing factors from the perspective of civil law

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