- Title
- The influence of precarious employment on career development: the current situation in Australia
- Creator
- Connell, Julia; Burgess, John
- Relation
- Education and Training Vol. 48, Issue 7, p. 493-507
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00400910610705881
- Publisher
- Emerald
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2006
- Description
- Purpose: The aim of this article is to explore the influence of precarious (temporary) employment on employability and career development. Design/methodology/approach: The article draws together primary and secondary research material. Findings: Findings indicate that there are both positive and negative perspectives with regard to temporary employment and career development for both the workers themselves and the user firms. Research limitations/implications: Implications arising are that policy development/research is required to investigate potential interventions that could be introduced. Practical implications: These are in line with the article’s suggestion of adopting transitional labour market strategies. These major transitions are between education and employment; (unpaid) caring and employment; unemployment and employment; retirement and employment; “precarious” and permanent employment. Originality/value: The article outlines two facets of precariousness associated with temporary work in relation to the worker and the user firm. It also presents a newly devised three-stage typology of skill and skill acquisition that is relevant to the topic.
- Subject
- temporary workers; career development; Australia
- Identifier
- uon:6289
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/803075
- Identifier
- ISSN:0040-0912
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