Uitstroom uit flexbanen : invloed van persoonlijke factoren, werkkenmerken en contracttype [Influence of personal factors, work conditions and type of contract on labor market position]
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The number of flexible workers in the Netherlands is increasing. Therefore, insight into which flexible workers have a vulnerable labor market position is important. We answer the question to which extent personal factors, work conditions and type of contract affect whether flexible workers end up in a permanent position or in social benefits. To this end, multinomial logistic regression was performed on the data of 4733 flexible workers included in the Netherlands Working Condition Survey and their 5-year follow-up labor market transitional information from the Netherlands Social Statistical Register. Earlier research into labor market transitions of flexible workers focuses mostly on demographic factors, education level and formal job characteristics. This research also looks at the work-life balance, health, learning opportunities and work load of flexible workers. The results show that the relative probability of outflow to a permanent contract over staying in the flexible workforce is higher for women, highly educated workers and temporary workers (rather than temp agency and on-call workers). The relative probability of outflow to social benefits over staying in the flexible workforce is higher for women and older people. Moreover, bad general health, burn-out complaints and limited support from one’s manager substantially increase this relative probability. Thus, more attention to the well-being of flexible workers from the manager and better guidance of flexible workers with health or burn-out complaints are important to prevent labor market dropout.
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867167
Source
Tijdschrift voor Arbeidsvraagstukken, 35(1), pp. 72-88.
Pages
72-88