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Precarious Work and Young People

tmcsullivan · 2018-03-06 17:05:05

In Ireland and in many other European countries young people are finding themselves in precarious working conditions. It may take the form of zero-hour contracts or mandatory short-term contracts, stopgap jobs or fixed term contracts. The fluidity of these contracts are great for employers - bosses can save money and call…

06-03-2018 5:05pm

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tmcsullivan

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In Ireland and in many other European countries young people are finding themselves in precarious working conditions. It may take the form of zero-hour contracts or mandatory short-term contracts, stopgap jobs or fixed term contracts. The fluidity of these contracts are great for employers - bosses can save money and call in staff only when and if they need them.

Some young workers too can benefit from the flexibility of these contracts. However, the majority of young people do not enjoy the flexibility of these contracts. More often than not precarious working conditions come with low-pay, little or no basic rights and being treated unfavourably by many employers. The uncertainty also makes planning for the future very hard.

Precarious work means that young people have little opportunity for progression. They find themselves rotating between various low paid jobs and having little chance of finding permanent employment. Young people don't see opportunities to move forward within their working lives.

Insecure work can be detrimental to the overall well-being of a young person. Uncertainty and instability in their working lives can feed into uncertainty and instability in their personal lives. It's vital that Governments and employers rise to the challenge of precarious work to ensure young workers have a better experience of work and better life chances.

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