The (new) moonlightingbetween survival and self-realization at work. A look from the European experience

  1. Lucía Del Moral-Espín 1
  2. Ivana Pais 2
  3. Sofía Pérez de Guzmán Padrón 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Cádiz
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    Universidad de Cádiz

    Cádiz, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04mxxkb11

  2. 2 Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
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    Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

    Milán, Italia

    ROR https://ror.org/03h7r5v07

Journal:
Cuadernos de relaciones laborales

ISSN: 1131-8635 1988-2572

Year of publication: 2024

Issue Title: Monográfico: Nuevos trabajos y nuevas identidades

Volume: 42

Issue: 1

Pages: 41-57

Type: Article

DOI: 10.5209/CRLA.89110 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

Multiple jobholding is an emerging labour market phenomenon. While there is growing literature on the profiles and motivations of those who engage in this practice, few studies take a qualitative approach. This article aims to address this gap by analysing the way in which 101 workers, interviewed in five European countries, frame their condition as moonlighters. Our study provides evidence of the great diversity and complexity of these workers’ overlapping motivations and identities as well as of their association with some recent trends in the labour market.

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