Working outside academia? Perceptions of early-career, fixed-term researchers on changing careers
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DOI: 10.1080/21568235.2018.1548941
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article examines the perceptions of early-career, fixed-term researchers in Finnish universities towards changing careers. It maps out the reasons this group has considered the change and where they see themselves in five years.… read more here.
Keywords: term researchers; changing careers; perceptions early; career fixed ... See more keywords
Taking lemons for a trial run: does type of job exit affect the risk of entering fixed-term employment in Germany?
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DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcy003
Abstract: A central argument for the deregulation of employment contracts is that fixed-term contracts boost employment of jobseekers with uncertain productivity by giving employers a tool to screen such applicants over a longer period of time… read more here.
Keywords: risk; term employment; fixed term; job ... See more keywords
The Court of Justice of the European Union and fixed-term work: Putting a brake on labour market dualization?
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DOI: 10.1177/0958928716684316
Abstract: While fixed-term work benefits employers and increases the prospects of employability of various categories of workers, it is inherently precarious. The European Union (EU) directive on fixed-term work emphasizes the importance of equal treatment of… read more here.
Keywords: term work; labour market; fixed term; term ... See more keywords
Fixed-term employment in Norway and Sweden: A pathway to labour market marginalization?
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DOI: 10.1177/0959680117740777
Abstract: We compare the effects of relatively liberal regulations on the use of temporary employment in Sweden and more restrictive rules in Norway. We find not only that temporary work may be a stepping stone out… read more here.
Keywords: term; employment norway; marginalization; term employment ... See more keywords