Why do firms use fixed-term contracts?
"Temporary forms of employment account for a variable but never trivial share of total employment in both the U.S. and in Europe. In this article we look at how one specific form of temporary employment - employment with fixed-term contracts - fits into employers' hiring policies. We find...
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2009
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| author | Portugal, Pedro Varejao, José |
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| description | "Temporary forms of employment account for a variable but never trivial share of total employment in both the U.S. and in Europe. In this article we look at how one specific form of temporary employment - employment with fixed-term contracts - fits into employers' hiring policies. We find that human capital variables (schooling, skills and employer-provided training) as measured at the levels of the worker and the workplace are important determinants of the employers' decisions to hire with fixed-term contracts and to promote temporary workers to permanent positions. Those employers that hire more with fixed-term contracts are also those that are more likely to offer a permanent position to their newly-hired temporary employees. Our results indicate that fixed-term contracts are used as mechanisms for screening workers for permanent positions." |
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| geographic | Portugal |
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| institution | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
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| is_hierarchy_title | Why do firms use fixed-term contracts? |
| language | English |
| physical | 29 p. Digital |
| publishDate | 2009 |
| publisher | Bonn IZA |
| spellingShingle | Portugal, Pedro Varejao, José fixed term labour contract human resources statistics temporary employment Why do firms use fixed-term contracts? |
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| title | Why do firms use fixed-term contracts? |
| topic | fixed term labour contract human resources statistics temporary employment |
| url | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19187347124919055299-Why-do-firms-use-fixed-term-co.htm |