text: *are shifted towards non-permanent workers and subcontractors, who have less protection and/or*
  *knowledge to cope with these risks. This scenario is not easy to verify in quantitative data, although it is*
  *frequently stated in case study research.’*
  
  Also, Eurofound draws such conclusions on the**impact of subcontracting on working conditions**: 
  *‘First, employees in subcontracting perceive higher health and safety risks, notably through more work-*
  *related accidents and increased time pressure. Second, there are a number of psychological risk factors,*
  *such as perceived economic insecurity and worries about losing one’s job, that are more likely among*
  *subcontracting workers.’*49 
  
  There is even an evident**relation between such forms of employment and higher rates of work**
  **accidents**. In a first systematic review the authors conclude: 50 
  *‘This review supports an association between some of the dimensions of precarious employment and*
  *occupational injuries; most notably for multiple jobholders and employees of temp agencies or*
  *subcontractors at the same worksite. However, results for temporary employment are inconclusive.’*