Hybrid Work Patterns: A Latent Class Analysis of Platform Workers in Denmark

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Abstract

This paper presents a novel approach for studying differences and similarities among platform workers, by taking into account the wider labor market position of platform workers. Analytically, we seek inspiration from literature on labor market segmentation (SLM) and multiple jobholding (MJH) to nuance the often-dichotomized view of labor markets characterized by SLM theory. By using survey data from a set of additional questions tied to the Danish LFS, we apply latent class analysis models to discover patterns of labor market divisions among platform workers in Denmark. We identify three major groups of platform workers, and while all of them have multiple income sources, they have very different labor market positions in the traditional labor market. We categorize them as ‘established workers’, ‘transitional workers’, and ‘new labor market entrants’. These divisions point to marked differences among platform workers, implying that platform work is characterized by varying blends of labor market hybridity.
Original languageEnglish
JournalNordic Journal of Working Life Studies
Volume13
Issue numberS10
Pages (from-to)55-76
Number of pages55
ISSN2245-0157
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Keywords

  • Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Employment
  • Wages
  • Unemployment & Rehabilitation

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