SCHEDULING HOURLY WORKERS Demos（调度小时工演示）.pdf

S C H E D U L I N G H O U R LY W O R K E R S How Last Minute, “Just-In-Time” Scheduling Practices Are Bad for Workers, Families and Business N A N C Y K . C A U T H E N ABOUT DEMOS ēmos is a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization. Headquar- tered in New York City, Dēmos works with advocates and policymakers around the Dcountry in pursuit of four overarching goals: a more equitable economy; a vibrant and inclusive democracy; an empowered public sector that works for the common good; and responsible U.S. engagement in an interdependent world. Dēmos was founded in 2000. In 2010, Dēmos entered into a publishing partnership with The American Prospect, one of the nation’s premier magazines focussing on policy analysis, investigative journalism, and forward-looking solutions for the nation’s greatest challenges. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Nancy K. Cauthen is a political sociologist with 20 years of experience researching and an- alyzing federal and state policies that promote economic opportunity and security across the lifespan. Currently working as a consultant to nonprofit organizations and foundations, her areas of expertise include: low-wage work and work supports (such as earned income tax credits, child care assistance and public health insurance), family economic status and chil- dren’s chances for success, Social Security, welfare reform, and measures of poverty and eco- nomic security. Nancy previously worked at Dēmos and the National Center for Children in Poverty at Columbia University. She holds a PhD in sociology from New York University. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The author would like to thank Susan Lambert and Julia Henly for their helpful comments and suggestions on an earlier draft. Dēmos staff Lucy Mayo, Tamara Draut, Marcia Kinsey and Patric