Working conditions and needs: results of a European survey

Anna Soru, Elena Sinibaldi and Cristina Zanni

Chapter 3 in The Challenges of Self-Employment in Europe, 2019, pp 47-76 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: After constructing the empirical basis and conceptual definitions of a preliminary quantitative analysis on the total self-employed population (using Eurostat data), Chapter 3 presents the original results of an international web survey, which explores the socio-economic characteristics, professional status, expectations and perceived needs of self-employed professionals. As part of the growth of contingent work, the overall picture that emerges from the data analysis shows a population with clearly identifiable characteristics: typical urban population, variable working time and strong diffusion of multiple jobs. A strong orientation towards autonomy in work emerges, but the majority of the survey respondents in each of the nine European countries considered state that their annual income level is low. Low pay is one of the three main problems they face, along with a perception of vulnerability in respect to social risks (e.g. unemployment, future pension benefits, illness, maternity) and a vacuum of collective representation.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Social Policy and Sociology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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