| ISSN: | 1640-1808 |
CASE REPORT
Workers’ hopes for improving their labour market situation
and the reality of temporary agency work
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Uniwersytet Łódzki
Publication date: 2020-05-27
Corresponding author
Bogusława Urbaniak
Wydział Ekonomiczno-Socjologiczny, Katedra Pracy i Polityki Społecznej, ul. P.O.W. 3/5, 90-255 Łódź; adres internetowy autorki: bogelur@uni.lodz.pl
Wydział Ekonomiczno-Socjologiczny, Katedra Pracy i Polityki Społecznej, ul. P.O.W. 3/5, 90-255 Łódź; adres internetowy autorki: bogelur@uni.lodz.pl
Problemy Polityki Społecznej 2015;30:15-28
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
The spreading use of temporary agency work gives rise to many controversies. The
growth of precarious forms of employment comes with lower-quality jobs and leads to
the segmentation of the labour market. Temporary workers can perceive the acceptance
of employment conditions burdened by transient and insecure relations as a price to
pay for better employment and career development opportunities in the future. Based
on a theoretical discussion and the results of the 2013 survey of Łódź-based firms using
temporary agency workers, the article explores the issue of trust and hope, the two feelings
that accompany workers taking temporary jobs, and juxtaposes their aspirations and realities.
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