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Working without commitments: precarious employment and health

Wayne Lewchuk

McMaster University, Canada, lewchuk{at}mcmaster.ca

Marlea Clarke

McMaster University, Canada, mjclarke{at}mcmaster.ca

Alice de Wolff

McMaster University, Canada, alicedew{at}sympatico.ca

Using cross-sectional data from a Canadian population-based questionnaire, this article develops a new approach to understanding the impact of less permanent forms of employment on workers' health. It concludes that employment relationships where future employment is uncertain, where individuals are actively searching for new employment and where support is limited are associated with poorer health indicators.

Key Words: Canada • health • precarious employment • temporary employment agencies

Work, Employment & Society, Vol. 22, No. 3, 387-406 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0950017008093477
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