Solo self-employment and membership of interest organizations in the Netherlands: Economic, social, and political determinants
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DOI: 10.1177/0143831x17723712
Abstract: Falling in-between the category of employers and employees, solo self-employed persons are poorly accommodated by the traditional system of corporatist interest representation through which the interests of employers are represented in employers’ associations, and the… read more here.
Keywords: interest organizations; membership; solo self; self employment ... See more keywords
Financial hardship while working: A comparison of standard and non-standard workers across Europe
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DOI: 10.1177/0143831x241287649
Abstract: This study examines differences between non-standard (here: temporary employees and solo self-employed people) and standard workers (here: permanent employees) in financial hardship. It also examines whether these differences are conditional on the country context. To… read more here.
Keywords: temporary employees; standard workers; hardship; financial hardship ... See more keywords
Examining the health and wellness of solo self-employed workers through narratives of precarity: a qualitative study
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18179-5
Abstract: In recent decades, there has been a significant transformation in the world of work that is characterized by a shift from traditional manufacturing and managerial capitalism, which offered stable full-time employment, to new forms of… read more here.
Keywords: self employed; employed workers; study; solo self ... See more keywords