scholarly journals Work-related diseases in temporary workers in France between 2009 and 2014

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Rivière ◽  
V Tassy ◽  
I Bonmarin ◽  
J Chatelot
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
General Health ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Temporary Workers ◽  
Occupational Physicians ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Salaried Workers ◽  
Permanent Workers ◽  
Periodic Check

Abstract Background The percentage of temporary workers in the workforce has increased in many European countries. The working environments of temporary workers are often characterized by job insecurity and exposure to hazardous working conditions. Studies have investigated the health status of this population but few of them have specifically investigated work-related diseases. The aim of this study is to compare the risk of uncompensated work-related diseases (UWRD) in temporary workers with permanent contract workers in France between 2009 and 2014. Methods UWRD and suspected associated exposure factors were notified by occupational physicians involved in French UWRD surveillance programme. Sociodemographic and professional characteristics were recorded for all salaried workers consulted by occupational physicians. We analysed musculoskeletal (MSD) disorders (elbow, hand/wrist, shoulder, back) and mental health disorders (MHD) according the type of consultation (periodic check-up, hiring...) using logistic regression. The distributions of notified exposure factors for MSD and MHD were compared between temporary and permanent workers. Results Of the 433 148 salaried workers consulted as part of the surveillance programme, 5.3% and 80.2% had temporary and permanent contracts, respectively. Temporary workers were as likely to have work-related shoulder, elbow and hand/wrist MSD as permanent workers. The former had a lower risk of MHD irrespective of the type of consultation ([OR] = 0.4, 95 % CI 0.3-0.5) and a lower risk of back MSD during on-demand/return-to-work consultations ([OR] = 0.2, 95% CI 0.1-0.5) and during periodic check-ups ([OR] = 0.3, 95% CI 0.2-0.7). Conclusions Temporary workers were not at a higher risk of UWRD (MSD and MHD) than permanent workers. This suggests that the generally poor health status found in temporary workers in previous studies may be linked more to their general health status and perceived job insecurity than to poorer working conditions. Key messages In our study, the risk of work related musculoskeletal disorders and mental health disorders in temporary workers was no greater than that in permanent workers. Poor general health known in temporary workers, may be linked more to their general health status, job insecurity and decreasing career trajectory than to poorer working conditions.

scholarly journals Crisis-related collective bargaining and its effects on different contractual groups of workers in German and Belgian workplaces

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadja Doerflinger ◽  
Valeria Pulignano
Keyword(s):  
Collective Bargaining ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Temporary Workers ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Works Councils ◽  
Permanent Workers

This article investigates the effects of crisis-related collective bargaining on different contractual groups of workers. Comparing four workplaces of two multinationals in Germany and Belgium in the recent economic crisis, the authors observe that Belgian unions could protect some temporary workers’ jobs and when the crisis endured, the jobs and working conditions of the permanent workforces. In contrast, temporary jobs in the German workplaces were not protected and later on, the works councils had to concede on the permanent workers’ working conditions to safeguard their jobs. This is explained by the intersection of institutional and firm-level differences which interacted to offer (or not) resources to unions to enforce protection.

scholarly journals Do Temporary Workers More Often Decide to Work While Sick? Evidence for the Link between Employment Contract and Presenteeism in Europe

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 1868 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marvin Reuter ◽  
Morten Wahrendorf ◽  
Cristina Di Tecco ◽  
Tahira M. Probst ◽  
Sascha Ruhle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Protection ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Poisson Model ◽  
Temporary Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Employment Contract ◽  
European Working ◽  
European Working Conditions Survey ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Permanent Workers

European employees are increasingly likely to work in cases of illness (sickness presenteeism, SP). Past studies found inconsistent evidence for the assumption that temporary workers decide to avoid taking sick leave due to job insecurity. A new measure to identify decision-based determinants of SP is presenteeism propensity (PP), which is the number of days worked while ill in relation to the sum of days worked while ill and days taken sickness absence. We investigated the link between employment contract and PP using cross-sectional data from 20,240 employees participating in the 2015 European Working Conditions Survey. Workers were grouped by type and duration of employment contract. The link between contract and PP was estimated using a multilevel Poisson model adjusted for socio-demographical, occupational and health-related covariates. We found that European employees worked 39% of the days they were ill. In contrast to previous studies, temporary workers were significantly more likely to decide for presenteeism than permanent workers were, especially when the contract was limited to less than 1 year. Controlling for perceived job insecurity did just marginally attenuate this association. Presenteeism was also more common among young and middle-aged workers; however, we did not find a significant interaction between contract and age affecting presenteeism. In conclusion, the employment contract is an important determinant of presenteeism. Our results give reason to believe that temporary workers show increased attendance behavior independent of job insecurity, because they are less likely to have access to social protection in case of illness.

Assessment of the influence of psychosocial factors on musculoskeletal disorder symptom intensity

Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Jonhatan Magno Norte da Silva ◽  
David Anderson Cardoso Dantas ◽  
Luiz Bueno da Silva ◽  
Igor Eduardo Santos de Melo ◽  
Lucas Miguel Alencar de Morais Correia
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Footwear Industry ◽  
Symptom Intensity

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have observed that psychosocial factors are associated with an increase in work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) in European countries. However, the influence of psychosocial factors on the WMSD symptoms has not been studied in detail. Additionally, working conditions differ between developing and developed countries. OBJECTIVE: In this study, the influence of psychosocial factors on WMSD symptoms among men and women in the footwear industry in northeastern Brazil is investigated. METHODS: A questionnaire survey was conducted to evaluate workers’ perceptions of psychosocial factors and WMSD symptoms. The influence of psychosocial factors on WMSD symptom trends was observed through ordinal logistic regression models. RESULTS: It was found that different psychosocial factors are related to WMSD symptom intensification. Factors such as “job insecurity” and “low social support,” which are not associated with the worsening of WMSD symptoms in developed countries, showed a noticeable influence in the sample analyzed. CONCLUSION: These findings may be associated with differences in working conditions and economic problems in developing countries, suggesting that some psychosocial factors have a different effect on workers’ perceptions in developing countries.

Health survey of ambulance workers with the help of generic questionnaire (SF-36)

2013 ◽  
Vol 154 (47) ◽  
pp. 1865-1872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emese Pék ◽  
István Mártai ◽  
József Marton ◽  
József Betlehem
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Physical Functioning ◽  
General Health ◽  
Bodily Pain ◽  
Ambulance Service ◽  
Subjective Perception ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Role Physical ◽  
Sf 36

Introduction: The high work-related stress among ambulance workers is a widely known a phenomenon. Aim: The aim of the authors was to asses self-reported health status of ambulance workers. Method: An anonym self-fill-in questionnaire applying SF-36 was used among workers from the northern and western regions of Hungarian National Ambulance Service. Results: Based on the dimensions of the SF-36 questionnaire the responders considered their “Physical Functioning” the best, while “Vitality” was regarded the worst. The more time an employee have been worked at the Ambulance Service the worse his health was in the first four dimensions including “Physical Functioning”, “Role-Physical”, “Bodily Pain” and “General Health”: p<0.001. Those working in part-time jobs considered their health in all dimensions worse. The respondents who did some kind of sports hold their health in all dimensions better (p<0.001). The workers with higher body mass index regarded their health status worse, in four dimensions: “Physical Functioning” (p = 0.001), “Role-Physical” (p = 0.013), “General Health” (p<0.001) and “Role-Emotional” (p = 0.05). Conclusions: According to the subjective perception of health and measurable parameters of health status of workers proved to be insufficient. Poor physical health can lead indirectly to psychological problems, which may lower the quality of the work and can lead to high turn-over. Orv. Hetil., 154(47), 1865–1872.

scholarly journals The influence of employment modes on employee turnover and agri-business performance: a case for Hunyani farm in the Zvimba district, Zimbabwe

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 17-27
Author(s):  
Kudakwashe Svotwa ◽  
Ezekia Svotwa ◽  
Thandiwe Rugube
Keyword(s):  
Business Performance ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Temporary Employment ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Secondary Source ◽  
Temporary Workers ◽  
Farm Business ◽  
Permanent Workers ◽  
Employment Mode

The labour intensive nature of Zimbabwean agriculture demands that farmers meet excessive labour requirements, at the same time keeping labour costs as low as possible to guarantee profits and achieve maximum business performance. This study, carried through a questionnaire survey, at the Hunyani Matura Farm, in the Zvimba district of Zimbabwe between from October 2017 to March 2018, investigated the effect of employment mode on turnover and agri-business performance. Data collected from the participants, was compared with the information from secondary source documents. From the results temporary workers performed better than permanent workers and they cited problems of low wages, poor working conditions, high work targets, inequality in work allocation, job insecurity and constant shuffling. Temporary workers had higher turnover and turnover intentions than permanent workers. Temporary employment mode had a positiveeffect on agri-business performance. This study recommends the use of permanent employment mode on key positions like forepersons, stores persons and supervisors, and temporary employment mode on general farm tasks, while seasonal contracts were seen good for skill demanding operations such as tobacco seedbed establishment, tobacco reaping and curing and grading. A ccareful selection of employment modes reduces inequalities and unhealthy attitudes at work and improves on farm business performance. JEL Classification: Q12

scholarly journals Tijdelijke banen en welzijn

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter van der Meer ◽  
Rudi Wielers
Keyword(s):  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Temporary Workers ◽  
Temporary Work ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Research Goal ◽  
Permanent Workers

Temporary jobs and well-being Temporary jobs and well-being Government policies in European countries have the objective of creating a flexible labour market to combat or prevent unemployment. Temporary work, however, affects well-being negatively. Our research goal is to determine how the well-being of temporary workers compares to that of unemployed workers. We compare the loss of well-being in temporary jobs to that of unemployment, and explore the causes of the differences between temporary and permanent workers. We find a significant negative effect of temporary jobs on well-being, but this effect is relatively small in comparison to the six times larger negative effect of unemployment. The negative effect of temporary jobs is caused by both the worse quality of the jobs and by job insecurity. The negative effects, however, do not reinforce but reduce each other. The bad quality of the jobs appears to be less of a problem for well-being because the job is temporary. The conclusion is that the negative effects of temporary jobs on well-being are small in comparison to those of unemployment. It is, nevertheless, noted that job insecurity leads to considerable losses of well-being.

Job demands-resources and employee health and well-being

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marieke van den Tooren ◽  
Jeroen de Jong
Keyword(s):  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Employee Health ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Temporary Workers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Permanent Workers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Health And Well Being

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to investigate whether the main propositions of the job demands-resources (JDR) model are moderated by type of contract (i.e. temporary contract vs permanent contract). Design/methodology/approach – Survey data were collected in a large, heterogeneous sample from different countries, sectors, and jobs (n=3,845). Hypotheses were tested by means of multilevel analyses. Findings – Results showed moderate support for the main effects of job demands (job insecurity and time pressure) and job resources (autonomy and social support) and weak support for the buffer effect of job resources in the prediction of job satisfaction and general health. The impact of contract type on the main propositions of the JDR model appeared to be weak. Yet, the evidence that was found suggests that temporary workers may be more tolerant to job insecurity and more likely to benefit from the buffering role of autonomy than permanent workers. Originality/value – This is the first study to investigate whether the relation between job demands and job resources and employee health and well-being differs for permanent workers and temporary workers.

scholarly journals Temporary employment contracts and employee well-being during and after the financial crisis: Introduction to the special issue

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E Guest ◽  
Kerstin Isaksson
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Temporary Employment ◽  
Temporary Workers ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Employment Contracts ◽  
Introductory Article ◽  
Mediterranean Countries ◽  
Permanent Workers

Temporary employment has become a feature of the contemporary labour market, although its extent varies considerably across European countries. It is widely assumed that the experience of temporary work is likely to lower worker well-being. However, a major European study in 2005 found that temporary workers reported higher well-being than permanent workers. Since then, the financial crisis of 2008 and the resulting shedding of labour seems likely to have had a damaging effect on the well-being of temporary workers. The introductory article outlines these issues and introduces the subsequent articles in this special issue which explore the well-being and employment security of temporary workers in the aftermath of the financial crisis. In drawing them together, it is noted that temporary workers appear to have fared no worse than permanent workers. Indeed, job insecurity seems to have spread to permanent workers, particularly in the Mediterranean countries, creating a renewed emphasis on the role of employability.

Aircraft Noise Levels, Annoyance and General Health of Residents of Communities contiguous to a Major Airport in Lagos State

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 47-59
Author(s):  
Iheanyichukwu M. Elechi
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
General Health ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Aircraft Noise ◽  
Poor Health ◽  
Noise Levels ◽  
General Health Status ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
Distant Location ◽  
Self Reported Health Status

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the aircraft noise exposure, annoyance reactions and health status of the residents living within the vicinity of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMA) in Lagos state, Nigeria. Aircraft noise monitoring was conducted in five locations within the vicinity (0-5Km) of MMA, and a sixth distant location (14km away). Levels of aircraft noise for all five locations within the vicinity of the airport exceeded the EPA Victoria threshold of 75 dB LAmax for the residential area (outdoor). A survey on annoyance induced by aircraft noise exposure and general health status was conducted on 450 local residents in the study locations using the International Commission on Biological Effect of Noise question and a single question that has been applied in Dutch national health care surveys since 1983 on self-reported general health status respectively. Percentage of residents within the vicinity of MMA that were highly annoyed (%HA) exceeded 15% guideline limit stipulated by Federal Interagency Committee on Urban Noise while 14.5% reported poor health status. There was a significant association between the annoyance reactions and aircraft noise levels in the study locations while the association between self-reported health status and aircraft noise levels was not significant. Taken together, the residents within the vicinity of the airport are exposed to aircraft noise levels above permissible limit which may be associated with high annoyance reaction but may not be associated with poor health rating. Evidence-based aircraft noise related policies by government are advocated.

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