Subjective perceptions of precarious employment: Is the German “Normalarbeitsgesellschaft” still a frame of reference?

Gefken, Andreas; Stockem, Franziska; Böhnke, Petra

doi:10.1007/s11609-015-0276-9

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“…However, such problematic aspects do not naturally lead to subjective dissatisfaction or frustration of employees (for discourses on different ways of coping with precarious jobs see Gefken et al, 2015;Rademacher & Lobato, 2008). The reason for this is that minijobs are not only a fitting form of employment for many employees (Eichhorst et al, 2012), but obviously fulfil many aspects of a job which employees consider as important in working life.…”

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Perceived Job Quality in German Minijobs. A Multidimensional Analysis of Work in Marginal Part-time Employment RelationshipsDate submitted: August 23, 2018Revised version accepted after double-blind review: February 11, 2019.

Beckmann¹

2020

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Minijobs, a special form of part-time employment, have developed into an established form of employment on the German labour market since the 1990s. They are heavily criticised for their potential labour market effects, their impact on employees’ social security and their bad working conditions. Due to the multiple risks, minijobs are often considered as prime examples of low-quality jobs. However, to date there has been hardly any research dealing with the subjective perception of the work situation of minijobbers, resulting in a minijob debate without minijobbers’ views. This article examines the perceived job quality in minijobs. Based on a quantitative survey, different dimensions of work in minijobs are being analysed, concentrating on the relationship between desired and experienced work situations. Moreover, the global job satisfaction of minijobbers and its predictors are investigated. The analysis shows that minijobs are evaluated positively regarding many intrinsic, social and health-related aspects of work and that the overall job evaluation is significantly correlated to the perceived job quality. The study underlines the need for multidimensional and subjective approaches to job quality as well as a nuanced critique of minijobs which has to differentiate between the institutional regulation, the working conditions and employees’ subjective perception.

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Perceived Job Quality in German Minijobs. A Multidimensional Analysis of Work in Marginal Part-time Employment RelationshipsDate submitted: August 23, 2018Revised version accepted after double-blind review: February 11, 2019.

Beckmann¹

2020

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“…Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren, S. 29-38. Fleck, Ludwik (1980[1935 (Bröckling 2007) oder der "Arbeitskraftunternehmer" (Pongratz/Voß 2003) illustrieren die spezifische Beziehung zwischen Subjekt und Arbeit, die im Entwurf einer "männlichen Normalbiografie", des "Normallebenslaufs" oder des "Lebensberufs" (Gefken et al 2015;Kohli 2003;…”

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Iller²,

Pätzold³

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“…A qualitative study on the evaluation of precarious employment in Germany points to the subjective aspect of precarious work definition. Having employee rights and the meaningfulness of work influence whether work is considered precarious or not (Gefken et al 2015). Paugam (2000) distinguishes between precarious jobs ('précarité de l'emploi') and precarious work ('précarité du travail').…”

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Household Role in Coping with Precarious Work. Evidence from Qualitative Research in Urban Romania and Switzerland

Preoteasa

Sieber

Budowski

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This paper presents the results of a qualitative comparative study that looked at the meaning of ‘precarious work’ in households situated in the position of ‘precarious prosperity’ in Switzerland and Romania in 2013. The aim of this research is to explore the experiences of individuals with precarious work and to embed them into their household and national structural contexts. Employment patterns in the two countries are similar in terms of uncertainty and instability, yet vary in many other aspects. While in Romania insecurity is due mainly to the very low incomes, in Switzerland it stems from nonstandard contracts. The research shows that for households of precarious prosperity, precarious work is both a strategy to cope with uncertainty and instability and a circumstance leading to precariousness. The analysis explores qualitatively the meaning that individuals living in households of precarious prosperity attribute to their employment situation as contextualized by the interplay between household and individual situation.

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Subjective perceptions of precarious employment: Is the German “Normalarbeitsgesellschaft” still a frame of reference?

Cited by 18 publications

References 10 publications

Perceived Job Quality in German Minijobs. A Multidimensional Analysis of Work in Marginal Part-time Employment RelationshipsDate submitted: August 23, 2018Revised version accepted after double-blind review: February 11, 2019.

Perceived Job Quality in German Minijobs. A Multidimensional Analysis of Work in Marginal Part-time Employment RelationshipsDate submitted: August 23, 2018Revised version accepted after double-blind review: February 11, 2019.

Biografie – Lebenslauf – Generation : Perspektiven der Erwachsenenbildung

Household Role in Coping with Precarious Work. Evidence from Qualitative Research in Urban Romania and Switzerland

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