Perceived Job Quality in German Minijobs. A Multidimensional Analysis of Work in Marginal Part-time Employment RelationshipsDate submitted: August 23, 2018Revised version accepted after double-blind review: February 11, 2019.

Fabian Beckmann

doi:10.5771/0935-9915-2020-2-116

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- 111–115 What Makes a Job Good or Bad? Standards of Good Work Revisited Dorothea Alewell, Simon Fietze, Wenzel Matiaske Dorothea Alewell, Simon Fietze, Wenzel Matiaske 111–115
- 116–144 Perceived Job Quality in German Minijobs. A Multidimensional Analysis of Work in Marginal Part-time Employment Relationships Fabian Beckmann Fabian Beckmann 116–144
- 145–166 Quality of Working Conditions, Sector of Employment and Age at Retirement Tobias Wiß, Lisa Schmidthuber, Valeria Bordone Tobias Wiß, Lisa Schmidthuber, Valeria Bordone 145–166
- 167–187 Is There a New Meaning of Work? The How and Why of a Change in Altruistic Work Values in Germany between 1989 and 2016 Karla Louise Brinck, Sven Hauff, Stefan Kirchner Karla Louise Brinck, Sven Hauff, Stefan Kirchner 167–187
- 188–205 When Good Jobs Become Bad Jobs. Professional's Subjective Demands for Meaningful Work Friedericke Hardering Friedericke Hardering 188–205
- 206–231 Incongruity between Work and Gender Roles: The Effects of Gender Stereotype Deviation on Job Satisfaction Sina Otten, Dorothea Alewell Sina Otten, Dorothea Alewell 206–231
- 232–258 Co-Creating the Good Job or the Extra Mile: Does Co-Creational Implementation of WHP Improve Working Conditions? Elisabeth Nöhammer, Michaela Drexel, Harald Stummer Elisabeth Nöhammer, Michaela Drexel, Harald Stummer 232–258
- 259–284 Standards of Good Work in the Organisation of Working Time: Fragmentation and the Intensification of Work Across Sectors and Occupations Agnieszka Piasna Agnieszka Piasna 259–284
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Perceived Job Quality in German Minijobs. A Multidimensional Analysis of Work in Marginal Part-time Employment RelationshipsDate submitted: August 23, 2018Revised version accepted after double-blind review: February 11, 2019.

Autoren

Fabian Beckmann

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0935-9915-2020-2-116
- ISSN: 0935-9915
- ISSN online: 1861-9908
Abstract

Minijobs, a special form of part-time employment, have developed into an established form of employment on the German labour market since the 1990s. They are heavily criticised for their potential labour market effects, their impact on employees’ social security and their bad working conditions. Due to the multiple risks, minijobs are often considered as prime examples of low-quality jobs. However, to date there has been hardly any research dealing with the subjective perception of the work situation of minijobbers, resulting in a minijob debate without minijobbers’ views. This article examines the perceived job quality in minijobs. Based on a quantitative survey, different dimensions of work in minijobs are being analysed, concentrating on the relationship between desired and experienced work situations. Moreover, the global job satisfaction of minijobbers and its predictors are investigated. The analysis shows that minijobs are evaluated positively regarding many intrinsic, social and health-related aspects of work and that the overall job evaluation is significantly correlated to the perceived job quality. The study underlines the need for multidimensional and subjective approaches to job quality as well as a nuanced critique of minijobs which has to differentiate between the institutional regulation, the working conditions and employees’ subjective perception.
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