Inhyrda konsulters upplevelser av anställningsform och arbetssituation : En kvalitativ intervjustudie på ett industriföretag

Sammanfattning: The aim of the study was to investigate how hired consultants experience their form of employment and how it affects their work situation. To investigate how the form of employment is experienced and influenced, a qualitative method has been used with semi-structured interviews. A total of six hired consultants were interviewed, collected data were analyzed through a manifest content analysis. The results show that the hired consultants perceive their form of employment as uncertain and insecure because it is dependent on the client company's production. At the same time, the form of employment can contribute to increased work experience due to the varying labor market of work assignments that the staffing company can offer. Factors that the hired consultants highlight that affects the work situation are stress and perceived requirements because they can not control or always affect the distribution of work tasks, workload. Termination periods at the client company by hired consultants create fear and anxiety to lose the work assignment. The conclusion of the study is that the hired consultants feel that the advantages of the form of employment are that it can contribute to increased work experience and that the disadvantages are that it is perceived as insecure and insecure. The factors that affect the organizational work environment are stress, perceived demands, and fear of getting rid of the work assignment. The social work environment was positively affected by support from colleagues and assignment managers.