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

• Lucía Del Moral-Espín ^[1] ; Ivana Pais ^[2] ; Sofía Pérez de Guzmán Padrón ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Cádiz

     Universidad de Cádiz

     Cádiz, España

     
  2. [2] Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

     Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

     Milán, Italia

     
• Localización: Cuadernos de relaciones laborales, ISSN-e 1988-2572, ISSN 1131-8635, Vol. 42, Nº 1, 2024 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Monográfico: Nuevos trabajos y nuevas identidades), págs. 41-57
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5209/crla.89110
• Títulos paralelos:
  • El (nuevo) pluriempleo: entre la supervivencia y la auto-realización en el trabajo. Una mirada desde la experiencia europea
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• Resumen
  • español

    El pluriempleo constituye un fenómeno emergente en el mercado de trabajo. Si bien existe un volumen creciente de literatura sobre los perfiles y motivaciones de los pluriempleados, pocos estudios adoptan un enfoque cualitativo. Este artículo pretende abordar esta brecha analizando la forma en que 101 trabajadores, entrevistados en cinco países europeos, enmarcan su condición de pluriempleados. Nuestro estudio proporciona evidencia de la gran diversidad y complejidad de las motivaciones y de las identidades superpuestas de estos trabajadores y de su relación con algunas tendencias recientes en el mercado laboral.

  • English

    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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