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Insecure Employment Contracts during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Need for Participation in Policy Making
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume: 18, Issue: 23, Start page: 12548
Swansea University Author: Mojtaba Vaismoradi
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DOI (Published version): 10.3390/ijerph182312548
Abstract
Job security influences the ability of nurses to provide high-quality nursing care. The Iranian health system has always faced nursing shortages, and the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened this situation. Although nurses have been labelled ‘heroes’ across the globe, many of them have been hired using in...
| Published in: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
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MDPI AG
2021
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58841 |
| Abstract: |
Job security influences the ability of nurses to provide high-quality nursing care. The Iranian health system has always faced nursing shortages, and the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened this situation. Although nurses have been labelled ‘heroes’ across the globe, many of them have been hired using insecure employment contracts. This commentary aims to describe issues surrounding job contracts for Iranian nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic and discusses how the current situation can be improved. Iranian nurses are at the frontline of the fight against COVID-19 and need to receive better support in terms of job security and dignity. They should participate more in policymaking activities to improve their job condition and prevent the development and implementation of the short-term and insecure job contracts that lead to job insecurity. |
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| Keywords: |
COVID-19; employment contract; healthcare policy; job security; nurse; workforce |
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Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
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23 |
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12548 |