Inequality in workplace support for various types of precarious workers compared with permanent workers in Japan: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to examine, by sex, whether precarious workers in Japan receive less support in the workplace than permanent workers.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire in 2022. We stratified participants by sex and performed modified Poisson regression analysis. The outcomes were support from supervisors, co-workers, occupational health professionals, and no one. Adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) were calculated for contract workers, part-time workers, and dispatched workers, using permanent workers as reference.

Results

This study had 21 047 participants. For men, 87.9% were permanent workers; for women, 50.7% were permanent workers and 37.3% were part-time workers. For workplace support, 47.5% of men a

SUBMITTER: Sakai K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10576158 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature