Fixed-term work and violence at work.
OBJECTIVE
This study investigated the effect of a fixed-term job contract on encounters of violence at work. We assumed that fixed-term employees encountered more violence or threats of violence at their work than permanent employees.


METHODS
This study is based on 3 large statistical data sets: (a) the Work and Health surveys carried out by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health in 1997-2006 (n=7,519); (b) the so-called Victim study carried out by Statistics Finland in 2006, where 4088 working people were interviewed about victimization resulting in injuries and violence; and (c) another study from Statistics Finland, which interviewed 4 392 wage-earners about their working conditions in 2008.


RESULTS
One of the 3 data sets showed that fixed-term employees encountered more violence at work than permanent employees, whereas the other 2 did not show any difference between different contract groups.


CONCLUSIONS
Our hypothesis concerning greater violence encounters among fixed-term employees was not confirmed.
Salminen
Simo
S
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, Helsinki, Finland. simo.salminen@ttl.fi
Saloniemi
Antti
A
D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*