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 that a propo...

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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:dfa8f8b9501246329ff306ff56078b482021-11-11T07:14:43ZWho is ‘on-call’ in Australia? A new classification approach for on-call employment in future population-level studies1932-6203https://doaj.org/article/dfa8f8b9501246329ff306ff56078b482021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8568115/?tool=EBIhttps://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 (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
author_facet	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/dfa8f8b9501246329ff306ff56078b48
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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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