Involuntary part‐time workers in Britain: evidence from the labour force survey

Cam, Surhan

doi:10.1111/j.1468-2338.2012.00672.x

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“…This is evidenced in the pay gap for part-time female workers (in comparison with male full-time workers) in the UK, which stands at 38.8% (Perfect, 2011). Women in the UK who work part-time mostly do so in order to combine work with childcare commitments, whereas men in the UK are proportionally much more likely to report that they work part-time because they are unable to find a full-time job (IPPR, 2010;Cam, 2011). Indeed, male part-time workers earn less on average than female part-time workers in the UK (ECHRC, 2010), suggesting that this is unlikely to be an outcome of choice for men with other options.…”

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The Presence of Ethnic Minority and Disabled men in Feminised Work: Intersectionality, Vertical Segregation and the Glass Escalator

2014

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TITLEThe presence of ethnic minority and disabled men in feminised work: intersectionality, vertical segregation and the glass escalator AUTHORSWoodhams, Carol; Lupton, Ben; Cowling, Marc JOURNAL Sex Roles DEPOSITED IN ORE January 2015This version available at http://hdl.handle.net/10871/16156 COPYRIGHT AND REUSEOpen Research Exeter makes this work available in accordance with publisher policies. A NOTE ON VERSIONSThe version presented here may differ from the published version. If citing, you are advised to consult the published version for pagination, volume/issue and date of publication than other men to be found in female-dominated low-status work, but that they are relatively more likely to be so than are their female counterparts. Men from ethnic minorities, but not those with a disability, are also disproportionately more likely to be found in feminised part-time work. Both men from ethnic minorities and men with disabilities are disproportionally less likely than other men to ride the glass escalator to higher-level work. The article concludes that the intersectional effects of gender, ethnicity and disability sort disadvantaged men into lower-level and part-time work alongside women, and considers the implications for the study of men in female-dominated occupations, and of intersectionalities.

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Section: Hypothesis 1a -That Ethnic Minority Men Are Significantly Momentioning

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The Presence of Ethnic Minority and Disabled men in Feminised Work: Intersectionality, Vertical Segregation and the Glass Escalator

2014

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“…It was also reported that women part-time employees had more job satisfaction than men due to a better work-life balance (Bonney, 2005). However, the recent evidence points to a higher level of involuntariness among women for part-time jobs than men (Bell & Blanchflower, 2011;Cam, 2012).…”

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“…Roughly 30% of British employees work in part-time jobs (LFS, 2012), compared to less than 18% average in the G7 countries (OECD, 2010). Since the beginning of the recession in Britain, there has been an increase in involuntary part-time jobs -as defined by being unable to obtain full-time contracts (Cam, 2012). Research evidence from Denmark (Lind & Rasmussen, 2008) and Norway (Kjeldstad & Nymoen, 2012) also suggests that part-time jobs imply higher levels of underemployment.…”

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“…Such a gap will be rectified in the present paper along with references to broader debates in relevant areas including involuntary part-time work (Glyde, 1977;Walling & Clancy, 2010;Cam, 2012) and overemployment -characterised by a desire to work less (Golden & Gebreselassie, 2007). For this purpose, we will suggest a 'conditionally gendered top-down model'.…”

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The Underemployed: Evidence From the UK Labour Force Survey for a Conditionally Gendered Top-down Model

Cam¹

2014

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Systematic research into underemployment is limited in Britain and specific analyses of its relation to work-status are largely missing from the academic debate. The present study explores the impact of work-status on underemployment along with references to demographic indicators. We examine Labour Force Survey data through logistic regressions. Our results fit into what one might call a conditionally gendered top-down model: As measured by work-place characteristics, work-contracts and occupational levels, one's status at work inversely correlates with the likelihood of underemployment. Such a top-down propensity largely reflects a decline in demand for lower skills in the UK since the beginning of the recession in 2008. The model also has a gendered character which helps explain a relatively higher rise in female underemployment amid the economic downturn. However, this character rather takes a conditional form due to opposite gender disparities in different work settings. In female-dominated works including sales, customer services and part-time jobs, for example, women's underemployment is lower than men's, but it is higher in elementary occupations, especially because of glass-ceiling.

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“…The increase in involuntary part-time work during the downturn has been mainly in low-paid jobs. Part-time unemployment is more likely to be involuntary for people with lower educational and occupational levels (Cam, 2012). Even though involuntary part-time work has increased for both genders, the rise is particularly sharp for men.…”

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Labour Market, Welfare Reform and Inequality in the United Kingdom

André

Fernández-Muro

Giupponi

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OECD Economics Department Working Papers

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JT03336031Complete document available on OLIS in its original format This document and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. ABSTRACT/RÉSUMÉLabour market, welfare reform and inequality in the United Kingdom Employment has risen by more and unemployment has risen less than expected, given the path of output. Nevertheless, long-term and youth unemployment and involuntary part-time work are high. A polarised labour market risks worsening income inequality, which is high by OECD standards, despite a recent and likely temporary decline. The UK welfare system is an essential safety net, which needs to promote employment, while protecting the most vulnerable. The reformed welfare system, Universal Credit, and the employment programme for disadvantaged workers, Work Programme, will generally improve work incentives and provide support for return to work, but need to be refined. Skill deficiencies are holding back employment and fostering inequality, as low education achievements penalise children from lower socio-economic backgrounds. Vocational training needs to be strengthened and cooperation with employers reinforced. Transition from education to work can prove challenging, requiring more attention to the integration of university graduates into the labour market. JEL Classification: J21; J24; I38.

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Involuntary part‐time workers in Britain: evidence from the labour force survey

Cited by 19 publications

References 46 publications

The Presence of Ethnic Minority and Disabled men in Feminised Work: Intersectionality, Vertical Segregation and the Glass Escalator

The Presence of Ethnic Minority and Disabled men in Feminised Work: Intersectionality, Vertical Segregation and the Glass Escalator

The Underemployed: Evidence From the UK Labour Force Survey for a Conditionally Gendered Top-down Model

Labour Market, Welfare Reform and Inequality in the United Kingdom

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