Non-standard forms of employment in Guyana

This report investigates the characteristics and consequences of temporary employment in Guyana, along with a brief examination of two other forms of non-standard employment (NSE) - part-time work, and disguised employment. This is done by analyzing data from Q3 and Q4 of the 2017 Guyana Labour Force Survey, combined with insights from interviews conducted with key informants in the country. The report is structured as follows: An overview of the legal environment as it relates to NSE is first presented as the backdrop for later sections. Temporary employment, subdivided into fixed-term and short-term employment, is then examined in detail and constitutes the bulk of this paper. A brief examination of part-time employment follows, after which, comments on disguised employment in Guyana are made. The overlap of types of NSE is the final matter inspected. A concluding section ties the previous sections together.

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