This study aims to identify gaps and limitations in current classifications of non-standard employment, and to develop an updated conceptual framework and typology responding to recent developments in the EU labour market, particularly to the growth of compound non-standard employment. This is characterised by intersecting forms of employment insecurity across dimensions such as contract duration, working time and income stability.
More particularly, the objectives of the study are fourfold:
- Develop an updated typology of (compound) non-standard employment.
- Analyse post-2010 job creation patterns using data from the EU Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS).
- Assess economic well-being impacts for selected types of non-standard employment using the EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC).
- Analyse working conditions of selected types of non-standard employment using data from the European Working Conditions Survey.
In order to achieve these objectives, the study will be guided by the following research questions:
- What types of jobs were created in the EU after 2010? Has job creation been skewed towards compound non-standard employment? What factors explain job creation patterns in the EU?
- How do non-standard forms of employment impact individual and household income, the ability to make ends meet, and more generally on current and future economic well-being?
- What are the working conditions of non-standard workers?
While the study will use a combination of methods across datasets, the analysis of self-employment and platform work falls outside the scope of the research, in line with Eurofound’s recent work under its 2020–2024 Multiannual Programme.
