Who is 'on-call' in Australia? A new classification approach for on-call employment in future population-level studies.

<h4>Background</h4>On-call research and guidance materials typically focus on 'traditional' on-call work (e.g., emergency services, healthcare). However, given the increasing prevalence of non-standard employment arrangements (e.g., gig work and casualisation), it is likely tha...

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Autores principales:	Madeline Sprajcer, Sarah L Appleton, Robert J Adams, Tiffany K Gill, Sally A Ferguson, Grace E Vincent, Jessica L Paterson, Amy C Reynolds
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ad7d7f1638bd4a7899bc77ed46fca9082021-12-02T20:04:24ZWho is 'on-call' in Australia? A new classification approach for on-call employment in future population-level studies.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0259035https://doaj.org/article/ad7d7f1638bd4a7899bc77ed46fca9082021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259035https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>On-call research and guidance materials typically focus on 'traditional' on-call work (e.g., emergency services, healthcare). However, given the increasing prevalence of non-standard employment arrangements (e.g., gig work and casualisation), it is likely that a proportion of individuals who describe themselves as being on-call are not included in current on-call literature. This study therefore aimed to describe the current sociodemographic and work characteristics of Australian on-call workers.<h4>Methods</h4>A survey of 2044 adults assessed sociodemographic and work arrangements. Of this population, 1057 individuals were workforce participants, who were asked to provide information regarding any on-call work they performed over the last three months, occupation type, weekly work hours, and the presence or absence of non-standard work conditions.<h4>Results</h4>Of respondents who were working, 45.5% reported working at least one day on-call in the previous month. There was a high prevalence of on-call work in younger respondents (63.1% of participants aged 18-24 years), and those who worked multiple jobs and more weekly work hours. Additionally, high prevalence rates of on-call work were reported by machinery operators, drivers, community and personal service workers, sales workers, and high-level managers.<h4>Conclusions</h4>These data suggest that on-call work is more prevalent than previously recorded and is likely to refer to a broad set of employment arrangements. Current classification systems may therefore be inadequate for population-level research. A taxonomy for the classification of on-call work is proposed, incorporating traditional on-call work, gig economy work, relief, or unscheduled work, and out of hours work.Madeline SprajcerSarah L AppletonRobert J AdamsTiffany K GillSally A FergusonGrace E VincentJessica L PatersonAmy C ReynoldsPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 11, p e0259035 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Madeline Sprajcer Sarah L Appleton Robert J Adams Tiffany K Gill Sally A Ferguson Grace E Vincent Jessica L Paterson Amy C Reynolds Who is 'on-call' in Australia? A new classification approach for on-call employment in future population-level studies.
description	<h4>Background</h4>On-call research and guidance materials typically focus on 'traditional' on-call work (e.g., emergency services, healthcare). However, given the increasing prevalence of non-standard employment arrangements (e.g., gig work and casualisation), it is likely that a proportion of individuals who describe themselves as being on-call are not included in current on-call literature. This study therefore aimed to describe the current sociodemographic and work characteristics of Australian on-call workers.<h4>Methods</h4>A survey of 2044 adults assessed sociodemographic and work arrangements. Of this population, 1057 individuals were workforce participants, who were asked to provide information regarding any on-call work they performed over the last three months, occupation type, weekly work hours, and the presence or absence of non-standard work conditions.<h4>Results</h4>Of respondents who were working, 45.5% reported working at least one day on-call in the previous month. There was a high prevalence of on-call work in younger respondents (63.1% of participants aged 18-24 years), and those who worked multiple jobs and more weekly work hours. Additionally, high prevalence rates of on-call work were reported by machinery operators, drivers, community and personal service workers, sales workers, and high-level managers.<h4>Conclusions</h4>These data suggest that on-call work is more prevalent than previously recorded and is likely to refer to a broad set of employment arrangements. Current classification systems may therefore be inadequate for population-level research. A taxonomy for the classification of on-call work is proposed, incorporating traditional on-call work, gig economy work, relief, or unscheduled work, and out of hours work.
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author	Madeline Sprajcer Sarah L Appleton Robert J Adams Tiffany K Gill Sally A Ferguson Grace E Vincent Jessica L Paterson Amy C Reynolds
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title	Who is 'on-call' in Australia? A new classification approach for on-call employment in future population-level studies.
title_short	Who is 'on-call' in Australia? A new classification approach for on-call employment in future population-level studies.
title_full	Who is 'on-call' in Australia? A new classification approach for on-call employment in future population-level studies.
title_fullStr	Who is 'on-call' in Australia? A new classification approach for on-call employment in future population-level studies.
title_full_unstemmed	Who is 'on-call' in Australia? A new classification approach for on-call employment in future population-level studies.
title_sort	who is 'on-call' in australia? a new classification approach for on-call employment in future population-level studies.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/ad7d7f1638bd4a7899bc77ed46fca908
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Who is 'on-call' in Australia? A new classification approach for on-call employment in future population-level studies.

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