scholarly journals Women, work and health / Ženske, delo in zdravje

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Kanjuo Mrčela ◽  
Miroljub Ignjatović
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
European Working ◽  
Mental Problems ◽  
European Working Conditions Survey ◽  
Health Related

Abstract Background: This paper discusses gender differences in working conditions and related psychological and health risks in Slovenia. Methods: The analysis is based on the 5th European Working Conditions Survey and data from a special Module on working conditions and psychological and health risks in the working environment in Slovenia obtained in 2010. Results: Gender differences exist in the reported work conditions and work satisfaction of the employed population, and the reported physical and mental health problems in Slovenia. Analysis of the correlation between health-related problems under different work conditions also show gender differences. Conclusion: Women are more overburdened with paid and unpaid work, they report less autonomy at the workplace, are less satisfied with working conditions and they report more physical and mental problems that are associated with work.

Determinants of health at work in the EU15

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marine Coupaud
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Multiple Correspondence Analysis ◽  
Structural Evolution ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Content Type ◽  
European Working ◽  
European Working Conditions Survey

Purpose Workers’ health is a main concern in industrialized countries. The structural evolution of the labor market should have encouraged better working conditions, as should have increasing interest in corporate social responsibility. But work arduousness takes new forms as work organizations evolve. All workers are potentially affected by onerous working conditions. The purpose of this paper is to explore all types of working conditions that may affect workers. Design/methodology/approach The author creates four indicators of working conditions using the multiple correspondence analysis and also analyzes how they relate to the workers’ physical and mental health using a logit model. Findings Performing the analysis on data from the third and fifth waves of the European Working Conditions Survey, the author presents the results showing the growing importance of interpersonal relationships at work and observes a rise in inequalities in terms of health over the period 2000-2010 for people belonging to the vulnerable categories: women and lower-income groups. Originality/value The author offers to describe the evolution of the working conditions of the European workers over an interesting period during which many changes took place. Moreover, this paper investigates the respective impacts of different types of working conditions to come up with policy recommendations.

Working conditions in Poland and in Europe: an overview of the results of European surveys

2018 ◽  
Vol 567 (12) ◽  
pp. 8-11
Author(s):  
Magdalena Galwas-Grzeszkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Flexible Working Hours ◽  
Flexible Working ◽  
European Working ◽  
European Working Conditions Survey ◽  
Company Survey ◽  
Constant Improvement

Constant improvement of working conditions is the key to success when employing a strategy for sustainable development. Eurofound, which acts to improve living and working conditions, conducts regular pan-European surveys, such as the European Company Survey and the European Working Conditions Survey. This article presents selected results of these surveys, on issues such as the physical and social working environment, flexible working hours, availability of training and satisfaction with working conditions both in Poland and in the European Union.

scholarly journals Gender, Educational Attainment, and Job Quality in Germany, Sweden, and the UK: Evidence from the 2015 European Working Conditions Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 13139
Author(s):  
Yi-Jung Wu ◽  
Xiaojie Xu ◽  
Jingying He
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Job Quality ◽  
European Working ◽  
European Working Conditions Survey ◽  
Work Autonomy ◽  
The Uk

This research aims to explore the relationships between gender, educational attainment, and job quality, including work autonomy, work intensity, and job satisfaction across Germany, Sweden, and the UK. The European Working Conditions Survey 2015 was used to achieve this research objective. Descriptive statistics and multivariate regression analysis were used to determine how educational level plays an important role in creating gender differences in job quality across three countries. The findings show that receiving postsecondary education can improve work autonomy for both German and Swedish women. However, postsecondary education has different impacts on gender gaps in job quality in these countries. While postsecondary education lowers the gender gap in work autonomy and intensity in Sweden, postsecondary education increases the gender gap in work autonomy and intensity in Germany. Postsecondary education does not significantly decrease gender differences in job satisfaction in Germany or Sweden or any of our job quality measures in the UK. These findings challenge the commonly held belief that higher education has a positive effect on job quality. In fact, gender norms and national institutional factors may also play important roles in this relationship.

scholarly journals Prediction of Health-Related Leave Days among Workers in the Energy Sector by Means of Genetic Algorithms

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 2475
Author(s):  
Aroa González Fuentes ◽  
Nélida M. Busto Serrano ◽  
Fernando Sánchez Lasheras ◽  
Gregorio Fidalgo Valverde ◽  
Ana Suárez Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Work Related ◽  
European Working ◽  
European Working Conditions Survey ◽  
Health Related

In this research, a model is proposed for predicting the number of days absent from work due to sick or health-related leave among workers in the industry sector, according to ergonomic, social and work-related factors. It employs selected microdata from the Sixth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) and combines a genetic algorithm with Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines (MARS). The most relevant explanatory variables identified by the model can be included in the following categories: ergonomics, psychosocial factors, working conditions and personal data and physiological characteristics. These categories are interrelated, and it is difficult to establish boundaries between them. Any managing program has to act on factors that affect the employees’ general health status, process design, workplace environment, ergonomics and psychosocial working context, among others, to achieve success. This has an extensive field of application in the energy sector.

scholarly journals Evaluating working conditions in the informal economy: Evidence from the 2015 European Working Conditions Survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin C Williams ◽  
Ioana Alexandra Horodnic
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Informal Economy ◽  
Mixed Effects ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Formal Economy ◽  
European Working ◽  
European Working Conditions Survey

Although it is widely held that working conditions in the informal economy are worse than in the formal economy, little evidence has been so far provided. The aim of this article is to fill this lacuna by comparing the working conditions of informal employees with formal employees using the 2015 European Working Conditions Survey. Multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression analysis provides a nuanced and variegated appreciation of which working conditions are worse for informal employees, which are no different, and which are better for informal than formal employees. The article concludes by discussing the theoretical and policy implications.

scholarly journals The Nordic difference: Job quality in Europe 1995–2010

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomi Oinas ◽  
Timo Anttila ◽  
Armi Mustosmäki ◽  
Juoko Nätti
Keyword(s):  
Welfare State ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
Job Quality ◽  
The Other ◽  
European Working ◽  
European Working Conditions Survey ◽  
Advantageous Position ◽  
Nordic Welfare State ◽  
The Eu

Previous empirical research has pointed out that Nordic countries are distinguished from the rest of Europe in terms of job quality. On the other hand, it has been debated whether, in the longer run, the Nordic welfare state is able to insulate workers from globalization effects. This article investigates whether Nordic countries have retained their advantageous position concerning job quality compared with other EU countries. Empirical analyses are based on the European Working Conditions Survey collected in 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2010. We use data on employees in the 15 member states of the EU prior to enlargement in 2004 (n = 61,457). The results partly confirm previous findings of high job quality in the Nordic countries. However, there are clear differences between Nordic countries. To be precise, Denmark stands out from the rest of Europe and other Nordic countries with its higher level of job quality.

scholarly journals Measuring employment precariousness in the European Working Conditions Survey: The social distribution in Europe

Work ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Puig-Barrachina ◽  
Christophe Vanroelen ◽  
Alejandra Vives ◽  
José Miguel Martínez ◽  
Carles Muntaner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
The Social ◽  
European Working ◽  
European Working Conditions Survey ◽  
Social Distribution ◽  
Distribution In Europe

Źródła danych o warunkach środowiska pracy w Polsce

2020 ◽  
Vol 590 (11) ◽  
pp. 14-17
Author(s):  
Zofia Pawłowska
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
European Survey ◽  
European Working ◽  
European Working Conditions Survey

Informacji na temat warunków środowiska pracy w Polsce dostarczają przede wszystkim dwa badania realizowane przez Główny Urząd Statystyczny, a mianowicie krajowe badanie warunków pracy i badanie modułowe BAEL „Wypadki przy pracy i problemy zdrowotne związane z pracą” oraz dwa badania o zasięgu międzynarodowym: Europejskie Badanie Warunków Pracy (EWCS – European Working Conditions Survey), prowadzone przez Europejską Fundację na Rzecz Poprawy Warunków Życia i Pracy (Eurofound) oraz Europejskie badanie przedsiębiorstw na temat nowych i pojawiających się zagrożeń (ESENER – European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks), realizowane przez Europejską Agencję Bezpieczeństwa i Zdrowia w Pracy (EU-OSHA). W artykule przedstawiono zasady gromadzenia informacji o warunkach środowiska pracy w tych badaniach oraz omówiono ich potencjał informacyjny w aspekcie zakresu gromadzonych informacji i możliwości ich wykorzystania do oceny warunków środowiska pracy osób pracujących.

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