Browsing by Author "Kreshpaj, Bertina"

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    COVID-19 and Precarious Employment: Consequences of the Evolving Crisis
    (SAGE Publications Inc., 2021) Matilla-Santander, Nuria; Ahonen, Emily; Albin, María; Baron, Sherry; Bolíbar, Mireia; Bosmans, Kim; Burström, Bo; Cuervo, Isabel; Davis, Letitia; Gunn, Virginia; Håkansta, Carin; Hemmingsson, Tomas; Hogstedt, Christer; Jonsson, Johanna; Julià, Mirei; Kjellberg, Katarina; Kreshpaj, Bertina; Lewchuk, Wayne; Muntaner, Carles; O’Campo, Patricia; Orellana, Cecilia; Östergren, Per-Olof; Padrosa, Eva; Ruiz, Marisol E.; Vanroelen, Christophe; Vignola, Emilia; Vives Vergara, Alejandra; Wegman, David H.; CEDEUS (Chile); Department de Salud Pública.Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
    The world of work is facing an ongoing pandemic and an economic downturn with severe effects worldwide. Workers trapped in precarious employment (PE), both formal and informal, are among those most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here we call attention to at least 5 critical ways that the consequences of the crisis among workers in PE will be felt globally: (a) PE will increase, (b) workers in PE will become more precarious, (c) workers in PE will face unemployment without being officially laid off, (d) workers in PE will be exposed to serious stressors and dramatic life changes that may lead to a rise in diseases of despair, and (e) PE might be a factor in deterring the control of or in generating new COVID-19 outbreaks. We conclude that what we really need is a new social contract, where the work of all workers is recognized and protected with adequate job contracts, employment security, and social protection in a new economy, both during and after the COVID-19 crisis.
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    The Relation Between Precarious Employment Arrangements and Social Precarity: Findings from the PREMIS Study in Stockholm, Sweden
    (SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2021) Matilla Santander, Nuria; Jonsson, Johanna; Kreshpaj, Bertina; Orellana, Cecilia; Benach, Joan; Badarin, Kathryn; Burstrom, Bo; Vives, Alejandra; Kjellberg, Katarina; Stromdahl, Susanne; Johansson, Gun; Ostergren, Per Olof; Bodin, Theo; CEDEUS (Chile)
    Precarious employment (PE) is a well-known social determinant of health and health inequalities. However, as most previous studies have focused on physical and mental well-being, less is known about the social-related outcomes (ie, social precarity) associated with precarious arrangements. This cross-sectional study aims to investigate whether PE is associated with social precarity in a working population of 401 nonstandard employed workers in Stockholm, Sweden (2016-2017). PE was assessed with the Swedish version of the Employment Precarious Scale (EPRES-Se) and analyzed in relation to social precarity related to working life (eg, task quality and job security) and living conditions (eg, restraint in social activities and financial constraints). We found positive adjusted associations between quartiles of EPRES-Se and social precarity related to working life (eg, being locked in an occupation [aPR(q4):1.33 [1.10-1.61]]) and living conditions (eg, inability to participate in social activities because of work [aPR(q4):1.27 [1.10-1.46]]). Our findings suggest that individuals in PE experience social precarity, stressing that PE may have negative effects on well-being. Further studies using multidimensional constructs of PE and larger samples should analyze these findings according to social and policy contexts in order to be able to inform policymakers.