Contingent Workers: Incomes and Benefits Lag Behind Those of Rest of Workforce

United States. General Accounting Office.

United States. General Accounting Office.

关键词: Government accountability -- United States.;    employment;    contingent workers;    letter report;   

RP-ID  :  HEHS-00-76
RP-ID  :  230444

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the status of contingent workers, focusing on the: (1) nature and size of the contingent workforce; (2) extent to which contingent workers have access to health insurance and pensions; (3) protections afforded these workers under laws regarding family and medical leave, retirement income, hourly wages, labor relations, civil rights, and health and safety; and (4) options available for providing contingent workers increased access to employee benefits and increased coverage under laws designed to protect workers."