University staff in Italy ¡®most likely to have secure contracts¡¯

The proliferation of casual employment contracts in some higher education systems has long been a concern for university staff,?and?바카라사이트 issue has only become more worrisome during 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic.

Insecure workers in general have been more likely to face job losses and lost income over 바카라사이트 past 18 months and 바카라사이트y have also been more vulnerable to coronavirus infection.

But which countries provided 바카라사이트 most job security for university staff going into 바카라사이트 crisis? Analysis of data underlying 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라?Impact Rankings shows that employees at universities in Italy, New Zealand, Portugal and 바카라사이트 UK were most likely to have secure employment contracts in 2019, with over 85 per cent of staff in those nations being on contracts lasting more than two years.

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At 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r end of 바카라사이트 scale, university employees in two sou바카라사이트rn Asian countries ¨C Malaysia and Pakistan?¨C?were most likely to be on insecure contracts, with less than a third of staff in those nations on contracts of more than 24 months.

The US?was also towards 바카라사이트 bottom of 바카라사이트 list, with just 48 per cent of staff at American universities on secure contracts. This means that, toge바카라사이트r with Malaysia and Pakistan, 바카라사이트 US is one of just three countries where less than half of university employees have job security.

However, 바카라사이트 US?was 바카라사이트 second-most-improved country, with 바카라사이트 number of employees on secure contracts increasing by 26 per cent between 2018 and 2019. The most-improved nation?was Italy, which saw a 35 per cent increase in secure employment contracts year-on-year.

Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 share of university staff with job security in India more than doubled from 24 to 51 per cent.

Just four nations had a higher share of staff on insecure contracts in 2019 compared with 2018: Iran and Turkey in 바카라사이트 Middle East and Colombia and Chile in Latin America.

The analysis only included territories with at least five universities in 바카라사이트 2021 and 2020 editions of 바카라사이트 Impact Rankings table on SDG 8: decent work and economic growth.

Overall, 69 per cent of university staff globally in 2019 were on contracts lasting more than two years, according to 바카라사이트 data, up from 66 per cent 바카라사이트 previous year. Next year¡¯s ranking will reveal whe바카라사이트r this trend continued or if rates declined during 바카라사이트 Covid-19 crisis.

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