Author information:
Máté Vörös: :, University of Pécs, PhD student. E-mail: vorosma@gmail.com
Zsófia Ásványi: University of Pécs, Assistant Professor. E-mail: asvanyi.zsofia@ktk.pte.hu
Diána Ivett Fűrész: University of Pécs, Assistant Professor. E-mail: furesz.diana@ktk.pte.hu
Abstract:
All forms of employment, part-time and fixed-term employment included, are sustainable only if they create mutually beneficial conditions both for employers and employees. While benefits for employers are more obvious in these particular forms of employment, employees’ preferences are less frequently discussed. The study is a comparative analysis between employees with part-time and fixed-term and with typical employment contracts with respect to exit rate and chances of corporate career development. The data pool consisted of 4,683 employees employed by a large Hungarian corporation. In contrast to previous studies, instead of using qualitative methods, a quantitative analysis of employees’ attitude towards part-time and fixed-term employment was carried out as part of the research. The focus of our investigation was to find out whether or not employees perceived atypical employment as advantageous. Based on the results obtained, it can be stated that compared to employees in typical forms of employment, the exit rate among members of the two atypical employment groups was higher, and their career development opportunities were also more limited.
Cite as (APA):
Vörös, M., Ásványi, Z., & Fűrész, D. I. (2022). Evaluating Part-Time and Fixed-Term Employment Schemes by Employees Using the Example of a Financial Insurance Company. Financial and Economic Review, 21(2), 94–124. https://doi.org/10.33893/FER.21.2.94
Column:
Study
Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) codes:
M00, M51, M54, M55
Keywords:
part-time employment, fixed-term employment, economic benefits
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