concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: job security

employment relationships
type: Concept
narrower: job security

job analysis and design
type: Concept
narrower: job security

job security
type: Concept
alternative label: job stability
broader: the social context of careers - the contemporary workplace
broader: job analysis and design
broader: employment relationships
definition: Job security is based on an implicit (or explicit) contract between an employer and an employee for long-term employment. It is one of the core characteristics of the traditional full-time job, but scholars note that the level of job security has been declining in the United States since the 1970s because of economic crises, increasing global competition, and employers’ desire for more flexibility in the workplace. [Source: Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia; Job Security]

the social context of careers - the contemporary workplace
type: Concept
narrower: job security