Temporary workers and their employment outcomes

1. Introduction
2. Definitions and survey methods
   1. Who is a temporary employee?
   2. How temporary work was measured in the Survey of Working Life
   3. Survey design and data collection
3. The incidence of temporary work
   1. How common is temporary work?
   2. Who is most likely to work in a temporary job?
      • Incidence patterns by worker characteristics
      • Incidence patterns by firm characteristics, occupation and industry
   3. Worker characteristics and the likelihood of working in a temporary job
   4. Summary
4. A profile of temporary workers and their employment outcomes
   1. Demographic and educational characteristics
   2. Job characteristics
      • Occupation and industry
      • Business type and size of firm
   3. Employment conditions and outcomes
      • Job tenure
      • Earnings
      • Weekly hours and preferences regarding number of working hours
      • Working time patterns
      • Variability in working times
      • Training
      • Annual leave entitlements
      • Job flexibility
      • Union membership and type of employment agreement
      • Work-related health and safety outcomes
   4. Summary
5. Motivations for and satisfaction with temporary work
   1. 5.1 Reasons for working in a temporary job
   2. 5.2 Preferences for a permanent job
   3. 5.3 Job satisfaction
   4. 5.4 Summary
6. Factors influencing the pay and training rates of temporary workers
   1. Introduction
   2. Theory and research evidence
   3. Hourly earnings
   4. Job-related training
   5. Summary
7. Scope for further work on this topic
8. References
9. Appendix 1: Temporary work definitions
10. Appendix 2: Definitions of table variables
11. Appendix 3: Supplementary tables