Injury Rates and Psychological Wellbeing in Temporary Work: a Study of Seasonal Workers in the New Zealand Food Processing Industry

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aut.relation.endpage46
aut.relation.issue2en_NZ
aut.relation.journalNew Zealand Journal of Employment Relationsen_NZ
aut.relation.pages24
aut.relation.startpage22
aut.relation.volume40en_NZ
aut.researcherLamm, Felicity
dc.contributor.authorLamm, Fen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorSchweder, Pen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorQuinlan, Men_NZ
dc.contributor.authorBohle, Pen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorAng, Aen_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-26T03:40:32Z
dc.date.available2019-02-26T03:40:32Z
dc.date.copyright2015en_NZ
dc.date.issued2015en_NZ
dc.description.abstractA growing body of research has examined the effects of job insecurity or different forms of precarious work, such as temporary employment, on occupational health and safety (OHS). A number of reasons have been proposed to explain the more mixed results with regard to studies of temporary employment, including the diversity of these work arrangements, the health indices used, and a number of other complicating factors. There have been very few studies of seasonal work, as a specific form of temporary employment. In addition to addressing this gap, this study provides evidence with regard to two other explanations of ‘mixed results’, namely the importance of controlling for exposure and the possibility that associations differ depending on the particular health indices/outcome measures selected. Findings highlight the importance of controlling for exposure when comparing OHS outcomes for permanent and temporary workers, using multiple health indices and the need for systematic research into different types of temporary work. Several factors that may explain why seasonal workers experience higher rates of injury but appear to have adapted positively to intermittent employment are identified. The study reinforces the need for a more nuanced explanation of how temporary work can affect health and safety.
dc.identifier.citationNew Zealand Journal of Employment Relations 40(2):24-46
dc.identifier.issn0110-0637en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/12290
dc.publisherER Publishing Ltd
dc.relation.urihttps://www.nzjournal.org/NZJER40%282%29.pdf
dc.rightsThe copyright of published articles is held by ER Publishing Ltd. No limitation will be placed on the personal freedom of the author to copy, or to use in subsequent work, material contained in the paper.
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccessen_NZ
dc.subjectTemporary employment; Injury; Frequency rates; Seasonal employment; Job insecurity; Psychological well-being; Occupational health and safety
dc.titleInjury Rates and Psychological Wellbeing in Temporary Work: a Study of Seasonal Workers in the New Zealand Food Processing Industryen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
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pubs.organisational-data/AUT/Business & Law/NZWRI - NZ Work Research Institute
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