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- Precarious work affects adverse health and well-being through three main pathways. First, precarious work exposes workers to harmful and unsafe working conditions endangering their physical health. Second, precarious work may limit workers’ control over their professional and personal lives, leading to psychosocial stress.
blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2022/08/09/precarious-work/Precarious Work, Job Stress, and Health-related Quality of Life
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Aug 1, 2023 · Poor general health was identified as a consequence of precarious employment, and the higher precarity of work increased the likelihood of poor health. 33,34 Jonsson 34 found that highly precarious workers were 40% more likely to report poor general health than workers with low and moderate precariousness.
Precarious employment (PE), which encompasses the power relations between workers and employers, is a well-established social determinant of health that has strong ramifications for health and health inequity.
Aug 9, 2022 · First, precarious work exposes workers to harmful and unsafe working conditions endangering their physical health. Second, precarious work may limit workers’ control over their professional and personal lives, leading to psychosocial stress.
Sep 22, 2022 · Of GRADE assessed outcomes, persistent precarious employment was associated with increased risk of poor self-rated health (OR 1.53, 95% CI 1.09 to 2.14, I 2 =80%) and mental health symptoms (OR 1.44, 95% CI 1.23 to 1.70, I 2 =65%). The association with all-cause mortality was imprecisely estimated (OR 1.10, 5% CI 0.91 to 1.33, I 2 =73%).
Oct 26, 2021 · Empirical evidence on the adverse health effects of precarious employment is emerging. It is important to underscore that both precarious employment and its consequences for health and well-being are unevenly distributed across social groups (e.g., gender, age groups, occupations).
- Christophe Vanroelen, Christophe Vanroelen, Mireia Julià, Karen Van Aerden
- 2021
Feb 16, 2022 · The prevalence of PE has increased in recent decades and aspects such as employment insecurity and income inadequacy have intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic. The exposure of workers to PE is linked to numerous health and well-being concerns and poses significant challenges to population health and health equity.
Jun 30, 2021 · The primary outcomes will be changes in (i) the prevalence of precarious employment and workers’ exposure to precarious employment and (ii) the health and well-being of precariously employed workers and their families. No secondary outcomes will be included.
