The Realities of Being Contractual Worker: A Study About Contractualization

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

A lot of companies in the country, particularly big-time companies who need to keep their incomes and profits high, make contractualization as a framework. Accordingly, this kind of employment deprives employees the security of tenure. in this research, workers' employment journey with limited benefits and period of work was explored, and the effects of contractual employment were also highlighted.

METHODS

This study focuses on the contractual workers' perspective on their work situation. Specifically, the researchers used phenomenology research design. The researchers set criteria for the respondents who will take part in the study. Specifically, the respondents were chosen based on the following: acontractual worker works for any family restaurant located in Balanga City. The interview was held at Balanga City, according to the workplace of the respondent. The researchers then formulated a set of guide questions to be conducted in a semi-structured and in-depth interview that was checked and validated by experts.

RESULTS

According to the results, being a contractual worker is harder compared to other job situations. Although some of the contractual workers interviewed receive benefits, most of them do not receive benefits. Being a contractual worker affects their work performances. They lose interest whenever their contract is days from ending because of the difficulty of finding another stable job.

DISCUSSIONS

The result of the research indicates that contractual workers need a lot of sacrifices and hard work to be a regular employee. There are times that contractual workers do work that is out of their responsibility. Their salary is not proportional to their workload.