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Jun 25, 2022 · Arday’s analysis argues for institutional reform and policy change that can support those most impacted by precarious contracts and, in so doing, will strengthen academic institutions and improve research, teaching and productivity.
May 23, 2023 · The primary studies involved employees in precarious academic roles in university institutions from various departments and fields, including Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Hard Sciences, Engineering, and Social and Cultural Anthropology.
Sep 1, 2024 · For many universities facing reduced support from the government, this means trimming the wage bill and fixed-term contracts are less expensive than permanent ones; this is certainly a notable reason for the rise in precarious employment in recent decades.
Mar 24, 2024 · Staff on more secure contracts are not immune to work patterns once associated with precarious employment, as exemplified by open offices becoming the norm, despite evidence of a negative impact on academics’ well-being and work (Van Marrewijk and Van den Ende Citation 2018).
In this essay, I reflect on my experience of part-time, fixed term, zero-hour, short-term, and unpaid contracts in academia. Precarious contracts are one of the biggest challenges facing our industry as neo-liberal values rule our institutions, impacting our teaching, research, and quality of life.
- Deirdre Flynn
- 2020
Dec 31, 2021 · One way in which institutions can tackle precarity is by refusing to renew temporary contracts. This would certainly eliminate precarity but it would also dispense with the workers who have long served the university, depriving them of the little security that they have.
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