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contingent work  

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  • Contingent work refers to employment relations that are conditional on employers' needs for workers. The use of contingent work provides employers with flexibility, while workers are disposable and their employment is uncertain, unstable, insecure, and risky. [Source: Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia; Contingent Work]

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