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Contingencies of contingent employment: psychological contract, job insecurity and employability of contracted workers

Chambel, M. J. and Fontinha, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2390-098X (2009) Contingencies of contingent employment: psychological contract, job insecurity and employability of contracted workers. Revista de Psicología del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones (Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology), 25 (3). pp. 207-217. ISSN 1576‐5962

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Abstract/Summary

Drawing on psychological contract literature, the present study examines the emerging contingent employment relationships, which involve the contracted workers, the employment agency and the client organization on whose premises these employees work. This sample includes eighty-eight white-collar employees working for four Portuguese agencies. The results suggest that the perceived fulfilment of client?s obligations relates positively to the perceived fulfilment of agency?s obligations and that these constructs are independent of one another. Furthermore, as expected, we have found that the perception of job insecurity relates negatively to the fulfilment of agency?s obligations. No relationship was found between employability and the perceived fulfilment of client?s obligations. The results have implications for practitioners and future research.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Henley Business School > International Business and Strategy
ID Code:41774
Publisher:Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid

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