Peter J. Fugiel

Senior Research Specialist, Climate Jobs Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Fugiel is a Postdoctoral Research Associate with the Project for Middle Class Renewal at the School of Labor and Employment Relations of the University of Illinois. Fugiel's research focuses on the extent of unstable work schedules; their implications for job quality and work-life; and the development of fair workweek laws. Overarching themes in his writings include labor market inequality; insecurity; and regulation. Fugiel completed his PhD at the University of Chicago.

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Contributions

The Realities of Unpredictable Work Schedules for America's Hourly Employees

Peter J. Fugiel , Julia R. Henly

Key Findings Brief, March 2016

In the News

Quoted by Erica E. Phillips in "Fair Work Week Bill Aims to Provide Stability for Hourly Workers," The CT Mirror, April 15, 2022.

Quoted by By Noam Scheiber in "A Find at Gap: Steady Hours Can Help Workers, and Profits," The New York Times, March 28, 2018.

Quoted by Alieza Durana in "More Families Feel Insecure. That’s Because They Are," Work, Work, March 20, 2018.

Research discussed by Gillian B. White, in "The Very Real Hardship of Unpredictable Work Schedules," The Atlantic, April 15, 2015.

Research discussed by Sean McElwee, in "The Threat of Just-in-Time Scheduling," Al Jazeera America, August 7, 2014.

Research discussed by Steven Greenhouse, in "A Push to Give Steadier Schedules to Part-Timers," New York Times, July 15, 2014.

Publications

"Precarious Work Schedules among Early-Career Employees in the U.S.: A National Snapshot" (with Peter J. Fugiel and Julia R. Henly), EINet, August 2014.

Describes the distribution of three dimensions of work schedules - advance schedule notice, fluctuating work hours, and schedule control - across early-career workers in hourly and non-hourly jobs, overall and separated by gender, regular work hours (full-time/part-time), race, and occupation. Suggests some implications of these descriptive findings for public policy and future research.