Open AccessWorklife expectancies of fixed-term Finnish employees in 1997–2006
Author(s) -
Markku Nurminen
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.1222
Subject(s) - flexibility (engineering) , life expectancy , duration (music) , term (time) , expectancy theory , work (physics) , economics , demographic economics , temporary work , fixed effects model , labour economics , demography , econometrics , sociology , panel data , engineering , mechanical engineering , art , population , physics , literature , management , quantum mechanics
Fixed-term employment is prevalent in the Finnish labor force. This form of employment contract is marked by fragmentary work periods, demands for flexibility in workhours, and concern for multiple insecurities. A nonpermanent employee may also incur adverse health consequences. Yet there exist no exact statistics on the duration of fixed-term employment. This paper estimated the future duration of the time that a Finn is expected to be engaged in irregular work.