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Working conditions and needs: results of a European survey

In: The Challenges of Self-Employment in Europe

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  • Anna Soru
  • Elena Sinibaldi
  • Cristina Zanni

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After constructing the empirical basis and conceptual definitions of a preliminary quantitative analysis on the total self-employed population (using Eurostat data), Chapter 3 presents the original results of an international web survey, which explores the socio-economic characteristics, professional status, expectations and perceived needs of self-employed professionals. As part of the growth of contingent work, the overall picture that emerges from the data analysis shows a population with clearly identifiable characteristics: typical urban population, variable working time and strong diffusion of multiple jobs. A strong orientation towards autonomy in work emerges, but the majority of the survey respondents in each of the nine European countries considered state that their annual income level is low. Low pay is one of the three main problems they face, along with a perception of vulnerability in respect to social risks (e.g. unemployment, future pension benefits, illness, maternity) and a vacuum of collective representation.

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  • Anna Soru & Elena Sinibaldi & Cristina Zanni, 2019. "Working conditions and needs: results of a European survey," Chapters, in: Renata Semenza & François Pichault (ed.), The Challenges of Self-Employment in Europe, chapter 3, pages 47-76, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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    1. Pichault, Francois & Fatien Diochon, Pauline & Nizet, Jean, 2020. "Autonomy of independent professionals: A political process perspective," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 38(4), pages 623-633.

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