The impact of VDU use and psychosocial factors at work on musculoskeletal shoulder symptoms among white-collar workers

Work & Stress ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Johansson Hanse
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
White Collar ◽  
White Collar Workers ◽  
The Impact

Building Illness in the White-Collar Workplace

1983 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodor D. Sterling ◽  
Elia Sterling ◽  
Helen Dimich-Ward
Keyword(s):  
White Collar ◽  
Respiratory Illnesses ◽  
Mechanically Ventilated ◽  
Pollution Levels ◽  
White Collar Workers ◽  
Many Sources ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Private Homes ◽  
Toxic Fumes ◽  
The Impact

An increasing incidence of “building illness” is being noted among white-collar workers due to the high pollutant content of air in modern energy-efficient office buildings. These buildings are hermetically sealed, mechanically ventilated, and contain many materials that give off a variety of toxic fumes and aerosols. Severe outbreaks of illness have also been traced to ventilation problems in sealed hospital buildings. Similarly, tightly sealed and well insulated private homes present many sources of toxic pollutants to homemakers. Recent studies linking increases in the frequency and duration of respiratory illnesses with increasing pollution levels warn us that increases in indoor pollution levels should be avoided in the white-collar workplace, hospital, and private residence. Unfortunately, the cost of adequate ventilation of modern air-tight buildings is high. However, proper planning must be conducted to foresee and correct the impact of energy management policies on the livability and healthfulness of the indoor environment.

Socioeconomic Differences in Patient Survival Are Increasing for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Multiple Myeloma in Sweden

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (12) ◽  
pp. 2073-2080 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sigurdur Yngvi Kristinsson ◽  
Åsa Rangert Derolf ◽  
Gustaf Edgren ◽  
Paul W. Dickman ◽  
Magnus Björkholm
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Myeloma ◽  
Acute Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
White Collar ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Lower Mortality ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
White Collar Workers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Acute Myeloid

Purpose An association between socioeconomic status (SES) and survival in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and multiple myeloma (MM) has not been established in developed countries. We assessed the impact of SES on survival in two large population-based cohorts of AML and MM patients diagnosed in Sweden 1973 to 2005. Patients and Methods The relative risk of death (all cause and cause specific) in relation to SES was estimated using Cox's proportional hazards regression. We also conducted analyses stratified by calendar periods (1973 to 1979, 1980 to 1989, 1990 to 1999, and 2000 to 2005). Results We identified a total of 9,165 and 14,744 patients with AML and MM, respectively. Overall, higher white-collar workers had a lower mortality than other SES groups for both AML (P = .005) and MM (P < .005). In AML patients, a consistently higher overall mortality was observed in blue-collar workers compared with higher white-collar workers in the last three periods (hazard ratio [HR], 1.26; 95% CI, 1.05 to 1.51; HR, 1.23; 95% CI, 1.05 to 1.45; HR, 1.28; 95% CI, 1.04 to 1.57, respectively). In MM, no difference was observed in the first two calendar periods. However, in 1990 to 1999, self-employed (HR, 1.18; 95% CI, 1.02 to 1.37), blue-collar workers (HR, 1.18; 95% CI, 1.04 to 1.32), and retired (HR, 1.45; 95% CI, 1.16 to 1.80) had a higher mortality compared to higher white-collar workers. In 2000 to 2005, blue-collar workers had a higher mortality (HR, 1.31; 95% CI, 1.07 to 1.60) compared with higher white-collar workers. Conclusion SES was significantly associated with survival in both AML and MM. Most conspicuously, a lower mortality was observed among the highest SES group during more recent calendar periods. Differences in management, comorbidity, and lifestyle, are likely factors to explain these findings.

Work Effort During and After Employment Probation: Evidence from German Personnel Data

2010 ◽  
Vol 230 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Pfeifer
Keyword(s):  
Expected Utility ◽  
White Collar ◽  
Employment Protection ◽  
Efficiency Wage ◽  
Work Effort ◽  
German Company ◽  
Worker Absenteeism ◽  
White Collar Workers ◽  
Educational Groups ◽  
The Impact

SummaryThe degree of employment protection affects employment flows as well as work effort of employees. Whereas the former aspect has been analysed in many studies, the impact of employment protection on work effort has been analysed in few recent studies. Theory predicts that employment protection reduces work effort because employee shirking cannot be that easily punished by the firm, which decreases the separation probability and increases the expected utility for a shirker in efficiency wage models. Personnel records of a German company are used to assess the impact of lower employment protection during probation on worker absenteeism as a proxy for work effort. The main finding is that new white-collar workers are on average more than 50 percent less likely to be absent and have on average more than 60 percent fewer absent working days during the three months probation period compared to the nine months period afterwards. These relative effects differ only slightly between the genders and between different age and educational groups.

To See and to Be Seen

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoqing Fan ◽  
Huan Chen
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
White Collar ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Chinese White ◽  
Professional Workers ◽  
White Collar Workers ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

In recent years, microblogging has gained enormous popularity in China, especially among urban professional workers. This phenomenological study investigates how white-collar workers in China experience microblogging and how they perceive the impact of microblogging on their lives. Twenty in-depth face-to-face interviews were conducted in Beijing and Qingdao with young white-collar professionals who are active users of Sina Weibo and Tencent Weibo. The analysis revealed that by engaging in microblogging activities workers can increase their social capital. In addition, the results suggested that through microblogs white-collar professional users can not only increase their social capital at the individual level but also enhance it at the collective level. The authors conclude that information sharing and social interaction enabled through microblogging platforms empower Chinese white-collar workers and strengthen their social capital.

scholarly journals Well Recovered and More Creative? A Longitudinal Study on the Relationship Between Vacation and Creativity

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine J. Syrek ◽  
Jessica de Bloom ◽  
Dirk Lehr
Keyword(s):  
White Collar ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Repeated Measurements ◽  
Recovery Experiences ◽  
Before And After ◽  
White Collar Workers ◽  
Mastery Experiences ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Detailed Picture

The aim of this study was to investigate employees’ self-reported creativity before and after vacation and to examine the impact of recovery experiences (detachment, relaxation, mastery, meaning, autonomy, affiliation) on changes in creativity. The DRAMMA model of Newman et al. provides the theoretical background of our approach. Longitudinal data was assessed with four repeated measurements. The study encompassed data from 274 white-collar workers. Analyses showed that employees subjectively perceive their creativity to benefit not immediately after their vacation but 2 weeks later. Detachment was significantly related to lower creativity within persons, while mastery experiences explained differences in creativity between persons. This study provides a detailed picture of changes in creativity around vacations.

scholarly journals Equality without improvement? A case study of the impact of the Belgian unified status among blue-collar and white-collar workers on their occupational pensions

2021 ◽  
pp. 138826272110319
Author(s):  
Sarah Knoops
Keyword(s):  
White Collar ◽  
Pension Scheme ◽  
Occupational Pension ◽  
Equal Pay ◽  
Occupational Pensions ◽  
Pension Schemes ◽  
White Collar Workers ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

The long-standing EU acquis of equal pay between male and female workers still proves to be a source of inspiration in the fight against discrimination, even in matters beyond the EU’s competence. This article deals with differences in status between blue- and white-collar workers, which have been haunting many Member States even as technological progress erodes its justification. Although this ground was never protected by EU law, a case study of the Belgian unified status with regard to occupational pensions (the second pension pillar), clearly shows the impact of the jurisprudence of the CJEU. In line with this EU case law, there is no requirement to grant the most beneficial pension scheme to all employees, which could lead to equal, but nevertheless very modest occupational pensions. Based on the preliminary results, we can predict that the Belgian unified status will have a positive effect on the number of blue- and white-collar workers affiliated to a pension scheme. It is, however, unlikely that the high level of benefits of the most generous pension schemes will be retained after harmonisation, considering the financial impact on the employer. It is therefore to be expected that the unified status will indeed lead to equal occupational pension schemes between blue- and white-collar workers, but fail to act as a lever to improve the quality of the second pension pillar in Belgium.

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