Explaining differences in retirement timing preferences between the solo self-employed and employees

Purpose: Previous research has shown that self-employed workers are more likely than employees to retire late or to be uncertain about retirement timing. However, little is known about the underlying mechanisms. This study aims to fill this gap, by focusing on the explanatory role of various job characteristics – flexibility, autonomy, skills...

The association between subjective job insecurity and job performance across different employment groups: Evidence from a representative sample from the Netherlands

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to test the relationship between subjective job insecurity and self-rated job performance, and to assess how this association is different across different employment groups. Design/methodology/approach: The authors used a data set owned by TNO and Statistics Netherlands of more than 89,000 Dutch workers and...

Differences in retirement preferences between the solo self-employed and employees: do job characteristic play an explanatory role? [Verschillen in pensioneringspreferenties tussen zzp’ers en werknemers: Spelen werkkenmerken een verklarende rol?]

Differences in retirement preferences between the self-employed and employees: Do job characteristics play an explanatory role? Prior research has shown that self-employed workers are on average more likely than employees to expect to retire relatively late and to actually do so, and to report uncertainty about their envisioned retirement timing...

Employment status transitions in employees with and without chronic disease in the Netherlands

Objectives Objectives were to: (1) longitudinally assess transitions in employment status of employees with and without chronic disease; and (2) assess predictors of exit from paid employment. Methods Transitions in employment status at 1- and 2-year follow-up were assessed in a longitudinal cohort study of employees aged 15–63 years....

Why older workers work beyond the retirement age: a qualitative study

Temporary workers

Temporary employment contracts are often used by employers to manage fluctuations in personnel needs. Many sectors of industry experience these fluctuations, which are often seasonal. This creates uncertainty about the continuousness of demand for work, which is transferred from employers to employees through the use of temporary contracts....