Those in temporary employment in the Netherlands place a high value on "fairness", new research shows.

According to a study of 299 workers, the motive behind having a non-permanent position is a major driver in how important it is seen to be.

The survey, published in the Journal of Business and Psychology, found those involuntarily in a temporary job reacted strongly on fairness and had a higher intention to leave, while it was deemed less important by people using a role as a way of attaining a permanent placing.

Employees in temporary work voluntarily equated low levels of fairness with worse self-reported performance.

"This study provides support for the assumption that motives may override automatic responses to fairness," the researchers Jeroen de Jong and Rene Schalk concluded in the article.

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