Disposable workers the transformation of employment
(2026)
By:
Osterman, Paul
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
NEW JOBS-MONEY
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2026
DESCRIPTION
xi, 196 pages : illustrations, charts ; 22 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780674300248, 0674300246, 9780674300248 CIPO000412246, 0674300246
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Preface -- Setting the Stage -- Standard Work -- How Employers Think -- Contracting and Freelancing -- Marginal Work -- Marginal Part-Time Work -- How Many Disposable Workers Are There? -- Preferences -- Show Me the Money -- Policy -- Summing Up -- Appendix. The American Training Survey and Regressions
"Over 35 percent of American workers are not treated as standard employees, denied both benefits and access to a career ladder. Paul Osterman surveyed more than 6,000 people to understand what it means to be a disposable worker. Noting that most would prefer traditional employment, Osterman offers proposals for job-quality reform."-- Provided by publisher