Introduction to the special issue: multiple jobholding in Europe

Wieteke Conen and Karin Schulze Buschoff
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Wieteke Conen: 1234University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Karin Schulze Buschoff: WSI, Düsseldorf, and Free University, Berlin, Germany

Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, 2021, vol. 27, issue 2, 141-147

Abstract: In a number of European countries there is a clear trend towards increased multiple jobholding. As things stand, however, little is known about the structure and the potential consequences of this increase, notably in terms of quality of work and social protection. This special issue focuses on contemporary forms of multiple jobholding in Europe. Have the structure, nature and dynamics of multiple jobholding changed over time? What are the roles of labour market flexibility, technological change and work fragmentation in the development of multiple jobholding? And do multiple jobholders benefit from similar and adequate employment terms, conditions and protections compared with single jobholders, or are they worse off as a consequence of their (fragmented) employment situation? What implications do these findings have for unions, policy-makers and the regulation of work? The collection of articles in this special issue adds to the literature on emerging forms of employment in the digital age and challenges for social protection, also in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. This introduction initiates a discussion of central debates on multiple jobholding and presents a synopsis of the articles in this issue.

Keywords: Employment patterns; income groups; job quality; multiple jobholding; moonlighting; platform economy; social security (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1177/10242589211022550

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