Today's Date: Friday, September 3, 2010
Publications and Research The Social Justice Initiative seeking research participants in rural Victoria
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Contributor: Michael McGann.
Source: Social Justice Initiative, University of Melbourne.
Posted: 19-11-2009
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Ongoing, secure, work is becoming more and more scarce in rural areas. More people now work in 'flexible' or temporary work, like casual, short-term, or independent contract work. This is now common in agriculture, where workers are hired on a casual or temporary basis to do things like crop harvesting, fruit picking, shearing, and hay bailing.
But it's also common in other industries like construction, retail, and office administration. Sometimes workers can be employed as casuals, even though they may be working full-time in the same place for over a year.
It's important to know how this change in work is affecting people's wellbeing, particularly since having less control over work and experiencing increased job insecurity can lead to poorer long-term health. For this reason, we are looking to interview workers from across a range of industries about their experience of casual and contract work as part of a study on health, freedom and work in rural Victoria:
- Do casuals and contractors experience high job insecurity?
- Does casual or contract work give people better flexibility to balance their work around their life? Or, do people struggle with getting enough work or working long hours, sometimes at short notice?
Taking part involves three 40-minute interviews over the next three years in locations in Mildura, Bairnsdale, Shepparton, and Bendigo. For each interview you will get $25 and we won't use your name in any of the research reports, presentations or publications. You are also free to opt out of the study at any stage.
If you would like to take part please contact Michael on mmcgann@unimelb.edu.au or 03 8344 3203.
Contact Name: Michael McGann
Contact Phone: 03 8344 3203
Contact Email: mmcgann@unimelb.edu.au
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