Salaried Workers Find Cherished Job Security Is a Thing of the Past

1972 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 294-298
Author(s):  
Frederick C. Klein
Keyword(s):  
Job Security ◽  
The Past ◽  
Salaried Workers

An Investigation of the Attitudes and Fears of Vocational Dental Practitioners in England and Wales in 2007

2009 ◽  
Vol os16 (3) ◽  
pp. 103-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane A Willett ◽  
Nikolaus OA Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Training ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Job Security ◽  
Training Experience ◽  
Dental Services ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
The Past ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
The Future ◽  
Dental Profession

Aim The aim of this study was to investigate whether recent changes in the National Health Service (NHS) dental contract may have caused increased anxiety and concern among vocational dental practitioners (VDPs). Method A total of 606 questionnaires, which had previously been piloted, were distributed to VDPs across England and Wales at the end of the vocational training (VT) year in 2007. The questionnaires contained a range of questions about VDPs’ attitudes and fears, the influence that they perceived the new dental contract for the General Dental Services of the NHS had on their VT training experience, and their expectations for the future. Results A 71% response rate was achieved. The results reflected changes in opinion about the dental profession among VDPs between when they applied for university and six years later on their completion of VT. During this period, they reported that their feelings of job security had declined from 93.1% (n=390) to 34.1% (n=145) and financial security from 94.8% (n=405) to 51.5% (n=219). Anxiety about the potential lack of funding in the NHS was felt by 77.6% (n=330). The effect of increasing numbers of dental graduates on employment prospects produced anxiety in 72.5% (n=305) of VDPs. On completion of VT, 19.4% (n=83) of VDPs did not have employment for the following year. Conclusion At present, the future is more uncertain for new dental graduates than in the past. The dental profession needs to become more aware of the pressures that graduates are facing and further research is needed to investigate them and the effects that they are having on the future of dentistry.

scholarly journals The effect of bipolar I disorder and major depressive disorder on workforce function

2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 84-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.S. McIntyre ◽  
K. Wilkins ◽  
H. Gilmour ◽  
J.K. Soczynska ◽  
J.Z. Konarksi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Major Depressive Disorder ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Canadian Community Health Survey ◽  
Job Security ◽  
Annual Income ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Bipolar I Disorder ◽  
Assistance Programs ◽  
The Past ◽  
Community Health Survey

This investigation was undertaken to explore and compare the effect of bipolar I disorder (BD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) on workforce function. The data for this analysis were procured from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS 1.2). The sample consisted of 20 747 individuals (≥ 18 years old and currently working); the proportions screening positive for lifetime BD and MDD were 2.4% and 11.2%, respectively. Individuals with BD or MDD had a signifi cantly lower mean annual income, compared to people without these disorders. Individuals with BD had a signifi cantly lower annual income when compared to MDD (p $lt; 0.05). Results from a multiple logistic regression also indicate that employed individuals with BD had greater odds of reporting one or more mental health disability days in the past two weeks, compared with those with MDD (OR = 1.6; 95% CI = 1.0 to 2.6). Currently employed individuals with BD had lower odds of “good job security” relative to those with MDD (OR = 0.6 95% CI = 0.5 to 0.9). The data herein underscore the pernicious effect of BD on workforce function, and suggest that opportunistic screening for BD in all individuals utilizing employment assistance programs for depression might be warranted.

scholarly journals Changing Retirement Patterns: The Experience of a Cohort of Parisian Salaried Workers

1981 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Françoise Cribier
Keyword(s):  
The Past ◽  
Economic Framework ◽  
Paris Area ◽  
Salaried Workers ◽  
Rapid Changes ◽  
Retirement Study

ABSTRACTThe first part of this article summarises some results of a recent retirement study of newly retired people conducted in the Paris area in 1975. It examines the conditions under which a sample of salaried workers stopped working and compares their original anticipation with their reactions after two years.The second part analyses the rapid changes in French retirement patterns over the past decade. Throughout, the author exemplifies and argues for an approach which views retirement within a wider politico-economic framework.

scholarly journals Quality of Work Life Components: A Literature Review

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. T S Nanjundeswaraswamy ◽  
Sandhya M N
Keyword(s):  
Job Security ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
The Past ◽  
Fair Compensation ◽  
Job Challenges ◽  
Number Of Publications

In the global competitive era Quality of Work Life of employees is important to attract and retain skilled and talented employees. A large number of publications by various authors reflect the interest in this grey area. Reviews of literature on QWL have been done in the past by few authors. However, considering the contributions of QWL in the recent times, a more comprehensive review is attempted here. In this paper, the author has reviewed QWL components literature in a way that would help researchers, academicians and HR executives to take a closer look at the growth, development and applicability of these QWL components. The authors have examined various papers, and have proposed a new set of QWL components to measure the degree of QWL of employees in the changed scenario. They are  Work environment, Job satisfaction, Opportunities For Growth And Advancement, Adequate and fair compensation, Emotional Intelligence, Organizational commitment, Organizational culture, Relationship and co operations, Job security, Occupational stress, Leadership styles, Nature of Work, Facilities, Autonomy of work, Employee Attitude, Job Challenges/ Job responsibility, Training and Development, Adequacy of resources.

Analisi e progettazione del lavoro della conoscenza: il modello della Fondazione Irso e due casi

2009 ◽  
pp. 199-224
Author(s):  
Federico Butera ◽  
Sebastiano Di Guardo
Keyword(s):  
Personal Growth ◽  
Knowledge Workers ◽  
Knowledge Work ◽  
Job Security ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Working Population ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
The Past ◽  
Boundaryless Careers

- Knowledge workers numbers are growing in all western countries, from 39 to 52% of working population as international statistics reveal. But in many cases their work is not well understood, the nature of their work resembles more to a character than to a well defined job, it is difficult to evaluate their performance, critical is the balance between their need for job security and their boundaryless careers, their professions are often strategical but rarely enter in a clear system of professions as in the past the medical doctors, the architects, the lawyers. A proven methodology for analysis and design of roles, professions and personal growth is presented and illustrated through two cases: the top level experts (or knowledge owners) in a high tech large corporation and the case of immigrant social workers in charge of helping immigrant people to integrate in schools, workplace, neighbourhood. Aims of such a methodology are: unrevealing the nature of knowledge work, understanding the character defined by the organization end performed by people, identify and measuring the performances, give people flexsecurity, develop e strengthen critical and strategic professions.

scholarly journals Gen Y’s Workplace Expectations on Employment Terms and Conditions: Comparative Analysis of Collegians and Office Goers

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Neeta Sinha ◽  
Neelam Kshatriya
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Job Security ◽  
Important Variable ◽  
Stratified Random Sampling ◽  
Gen Y ◽  
Mba Students ◽  
The Past ◽  
Working Together

<p>Over the past few years, an increase in stress has been witnessed amongst employees of various generations, working together at the workplace. In the process of settling at work, Millenials (Gen Y) are demonstrating new behaviors with the intent to gain success, which is starkly different from their predecessors. The objective of the study is to make a comparative analysis of the workplace related expectations of Gen Yers first as students and then as employees in order to analyze if these expectations change with time and experience, or remain the same.</p><p><br />Data was collected through “Two Stage Stratified Random sampling” from Millennial MBA students from four major districts of Gujarat. Out of 843 respondents, 555 i.e. 65.8 percent were students and 288 i.e. 34.2 percent being the young working professionals.</p><p><br />The students rated “Salary” as the first selection criteria and “job security” being second whereas Professionals rated “Job Security “as the most important factor and “Salary” was rated second, thereby stressing on the importance of these two variables in their selection criteria. “Location of the job” was rated as the least important variable both by the Students and Professionals thereby indicating that they are mobile and interested in taking up assignments that can help expand their outlook irrespective of the location.</p><p><br />For these five variables; the average ranking given by the respondents was cross tabulated with 1.Age, 2.Gender and 3. Status, in order to bring out the comparative importance assigned to each variable.</p>

What Attracts Mature Students to Occupational Therapy?

1998 ◽  
Vol 61 (10) ◽  
pp. 473-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Craik ◽  
Julie J Alderman
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Job Security ◽  
Postal Questionnaire ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Past ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Mature Students ◽  
Better Than

Over the past 36 years, there have been many studies in North America on the factors that attract recruits to occupational therapy, but often they are combined with similar professions and do not distinguish the characteristics of mature recruits. There is no similar literature in the United Kingdom. A semi-structured postal questionnaire gathered data from students aged 30 and over in their second and third year at Brunel University, London. Thirty-seven mature students responded and Identified previous occupational therapy experiences and the role of practitioners in encouraging recruitment. The three most important reasons for choosing occupational therapy as a career were job satisfaction, helping people and job security. A third of respondents would not have been ready emotionally to commence their education straight from school, while a quarter felt that maturity would make them better therapists. Promotion prospects were seen as similar or better than those of younger colleagues, but financial constraints would deter future mature students from considering the profession. This study, although small, may have implications for the recruitment and education of similar students and adds to the body of knowledge about the profession.

Observations of the continuum near the galactic centre

1967 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 405
Author(s):  
F. J. Kerr
Keyword(s):  
Galactic Centre ◽  
The Past ◽  
Centre Region ◽  
The Continuum

A continuum survey of the galactic-centre region has been carried out at Parkes at 20 cm wavelength over the areal11= 355° to 5°,b11= -3° to +3° (Kerr and Sinclair 1966, 1967). This is a larger region than has been covered in such surveys in the past. The observations were done as declination scans.

The Origin of the Moon and its Relationship to the Origin of the Solar System

1962 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 133-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold C. Urey
Keyword(s):  
Solar System ◽  
The Moon ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Origin Of The Moon

During the last 10 years, the writer has presented evidence indicating that the Moon was captured by the Earth and that the large collisions with its surface occurred within a surprisingly short period of time. These observations have been a continuous preoccupation during the past years and some explanation that seemed physically possible and reasonably probable has been sought.

On The Possibility of an Autonomous History of Modern Southeast Asia

1961 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. W. Small
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Contemporary History ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Of

It is generally accepted that history is an element of culture and the historian a member of society, thus, in Croce's aphorism, that the only true history is contemporary history. It follows from this that when there occur great changes in the contemporary scene, there must also be great changes in historiography, that the vision not merely of the present but also of the past must change.

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