Problems of Evaluation of Temporary Employment’s Influence on Injuries and Occupational Diseases
Abstract
In the article special attention is paid to the problems of estimating the effect of temporary employment on injuries and occupational diseases. The purpose of the research is to form theoretical and methodological basis for assessing the impact of temporary and informal employment in its broad sense on the level of occupational safety to study the connection between the nature of employment and high risk of injury in the workplace. Various definitions of temporary employment and concepts related to this term are analyzed, which are often used in scientific research. The main characteristics of concepts such as temporary employment, informal economy, informal sector, informal employment, conditional employment are considered. It is substantiated that statistical observation of informal employment is important not only for the improvement of employment policy and statistics of national accounts, but also for the formulation and implementation of labor protection programs, poverty reduction, promotion of small and medium enterprises, productivity growth and socio-economic development of territorial units, creating new jobs.
The analysis of the organization of labor and the state of labor markets by countries of the world based on indicators of under-utilization of labor force is carried out. The tendencies of changes in the share of workers with temporary employment by the countries of the world and the changes in the organization of labor influence the labor protection are analyzed. Risk factors that distinguish the work of temporary workers from other types of employment are identified and analyzed, as well as factors that explain the causes of lower levels of occupational safety among temporary employees. The peculiarities of the research of temporary agency workers are determined. It is proved that the lack of mechanisms for monitoring the necessary aspects of the functioning of the labor market impedes the work of regulators, law enforcement agencies and politicians who, in the case of availability of relevant information, can act to strengthen national labor safety standards.
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