HRasituationin which someoneworksin ajobthat may not bepermanentbecause it is atemporarycontract, is in anindustrythat isexperiencingfinancialproblems, etc.:Economicrestructuringhasledto adramaticgrowthinprecariousemployment, such asself-employmentandpart-timeortemporaryjobs.(Definition ofprecarious employmentfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofprecarious employment
precarious employmentThisprecariousemploymentis accepted because of the stigma associated with exotic dancing.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These regulations can either reinforce the differences between standard andprecariousemploymentor they can serve to lessen these differences by increasing the protections afforded to precarious workers.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Therefore, women working in what is known asprecariousemploymentdeserve special protection.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishThe proportion ofprecariousemploymentcontracts (temporary work, involuntary part-time work, agency work) has risen considerably.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishThe increase inprecariousemploymentand low wages means that the percentage of workers at risk of poverty is rising.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishMeanwhile, the serious social problems of unemployment,precariousemployment, poverty and growing social and territorial inequality remain unsolved.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishClearly the structural reforms mentioned mean moreprecariousemployment, globalised pensions and further privatisations.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishIn some countries, much domestic work takes place in the shadow economy, underprecariousemploymentconditions and/or as undeclared work.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishAlthough wealth is constantly increasing, poverty and exclusion, unemployment andprecariousemploymentare growing.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishOur most deprived urban neighbourhoods face a plethora of problems: high unemployment and often very low-paidprecariousemployment, poverty and social exclusion.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/precarious-employment##
