Which policy would best address vulnerabilities in precarious work?

• A. Portable benefits
• B. Decreasing job security
• C. Eliminating social safety nets
• D. Reducing minimum standards

Answer: (A)

Vulnerability in precarious work comes from benefits being tied to a single employer, so when workers move between short-term gigs or nonstandard jobs, they lose coverage and protections. Portable benefits are designed to move with the worker across different employers, ensuring access to health insurance, paid sick leave, retirement contributions, and unemployment protection no matter how often they change jobs. This continuity reduces gaps in coverage and security, which is exactly what workers in unstable employment need.

In contrast, decreasing job security would intensify insecurity and make it harder to predict income or protections. Eliminating social safety nets or cutting minimum standards would strip away essential protections, increasing risk rather than addressing it. So portable benefits best address the realities of precarious work by decoupling protections from any single employer and allowing benefits to accompany workers wherever they go.