Casual employment in Australia

The influence of employment contract on financial well-being

Bibliographic Data

ID2398978
AuthorsSandra Buchler (0000-0002-0635-1958, The University of Queensland, corresponding author), Michele Haynes (0000-0003-2718-3954, The University of Queensland, corresponding author), J Baxter (0000-0002-8723-9000, The University of Queensland, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume45
Issue3
Pages271-289
Publication date2009-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1440-7833 • E-ISSN: 1741-2978
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1440783309335648
OpenAlexW2053699100
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited9

This article uses data from Wave 1 of the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) 2001 survey to examine whether there is a difference in financial well-being between casual and permanent employees. The study examines two measures of financial difficulty and one measure of financial satisfaction and finds that casual employees fare worse than permanent employees on all three measures. The results indicate that casual employees are less likely to afford basic costs of living, such as bills and mortgage/rent, and have higher levels of financial difficulty as well as lower levels of financial satisfaction. The article concludes that casual employment imposes significant financial strains on employees

Business · Casual · Demographic economics · Economics · Labour economics · Political science · Employment and Welfare Studies · Finance · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Retirement, Disability, and Employment

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