St-Denis, Xavier 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4646-085X
(9999).
The brave new world of unstable jobs hiding in plain sight: A reply to Murphy and Turner
Journal of Industrial Relations
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DOI: /10.1177/00221856231191259.
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Résumé
The article Employment stability and decent work published in the Journal of Industrial Relations by Murphy and Turner presents evidence forming the basis of a claim that job instability has not increased in Ireland between 1998 and 2021. This contrasts with a rich literature in industrial relations and the sociology of work and organizations, which documents the fundamental transformation of employment relationships since the 1990s toward greater insecurity. In this response paper, I question the empirical foundations of Murphy and Turner's claims. Analyzing the same data set used in their study, I provide clear evidence that an increase in job instability consistent with the precarious work literature has been hiding in plain sight. I also engage with their efforts at theorizing the nature of the recent transformation of employment relationships in Ireland specifically, and in Liberal Market Economies more broadly. In doing so, I suggest research avenues that go beyond a polarized debate in whether or not job instability has increased in order to contribute to a more complex understanding of contemporary changes in career trajectories.
| Type de document: | Article |
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| Mots-clés libres: | Job instability; precarious work; flexible employment; insecurity; tenure |
| Centre: | Centre Urbanisation Culture Société |
| Date de dépôt: | 15 nov. 2023 14:58 |
| Dernière modification: | 15 nov. 2023 14:58 |
| URI: | https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/13765 |
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