Precarious Employment

Precarious employment describes continuous short term contracts that may or may not lead to permanent employment. Precarious employment is rife within academia in New Zealand, and the research community in general.  Those most affected by this are often Early Career Researchers (ECRs).

References:

Simpson, A.; Jolliffe Simpson, A. D.; Soar, M.; Oldfield, L.; Roy, R. P.; Salter, L. A. Elephant In The Room: Precarious Work In New Zealand Universities; report; The University of Auckland, 2022. https://doi.org/10.17608/k6.auckland.19243626.v2.

Research precariat - OECD https://www.oecd.org/sti/science-technology-innovation-outlook/research-precariat/ (accessed 2022 -03 -17).