scholarly journals Distant work as a new reality of labor relations.

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 136-141
Author(s):  
Halyna Hrebeniuk ◽  
Larysa Martseniuk
Keyword(s):  
Communication Networks ◽  
Labor Relations ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Body ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Working At Home ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Prepared Food ◽  
At Home

The article is devoted to the study of the remote form of employment of workers as one of the forms of employment at a distance. The main problems of remote work development in Ukraine and ways of their solution on the legislative basis are given. The bases of transition of the worker to the remote form of work are considered. All positive and negative aspects of remote employment for both employees and enterprises are analyzed. Developed effective tips for employees who work remotely. It is concluded that the COVID-19 pandemic and the dynamic development of information and communication networks are a confirmation of the urgency of improving social and labor relations of remote employment. Remote work at home is more conducive to procrastination than in the office, so it is worth taking measures against this phenomenon. Namely, remove everything that can distract from work, turn off all voice messages. The opposite extreme of procrastination is also possible, especially for those who live at home alone. This is when you do not have to go anywhere during the day and in the evening, a person can easily immerse himself entirely in work, rework a lot, and eventually burn out. Working from home, especially when you live alone, you can easily start yourself. This applies not only to hygiene, but also to an attractive appearance, and socialization and basic needs of the body may also suffer. Having healthy freshly prepared food, the required amount of movement and sleep directly affect the health and well-being of the employee, which in turn affects his efficiency. Another disadvantage of working at home, which must be compensated for somehow, is informal conversations with colleagues. Such communication benefits each individual employee and the company as a whole. They are important for generating new ideas, inspiration; is a source of information about what is happening in others; help to feel part of a large team and not feel isolated. It is difficult to compensate for all this in the remote form of work, but it is necessary to try. You can create working group chats, video calls, virtual extracurricular meetings and in general it is very important not to lose contact with the team and the world around you.

scholarly journals A rapid review of mental and physical health effects of working at home: how do we optimise health?

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jodi Oakman ◽  
Natasha Kinsman ◽  
Rwth Stuckey ◽  
Melissa Graham ◽  
Victoria Weale
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Rapid Review ◽  
Foreseeable Future ◽  
Working At Home ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mental And Physical Health ◽  
At Home

Abstract Background The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in changes to the working arrangements of millions of employees who are now based at home and may continue to work at home, in some capacity, for the foreseeable future. Decisions on how to promote employees’ health whilst working at home (WAH) need to be based on the best available evidence to optimise worker outcomes. The aim of this rapid review was to review the impact of WAH on individual workers’ mental and physical health, and determine any gender difference, to develop recommendations for employers and employees to optimise workers’ health. Method A search was undertaken in three databases, PsychInfo, ProQuest, and Web of Science, from 2007 to May 2020. Selection criteria included studies which involved employees who regularly worked at home, and specifically reported on physical or mental health-related outcomes. Two review authors independently screened studies for inclusion, one author extracted data and conducted risk of bias assessments with review by a second author. Results Twenty-three papers meet the selection criteria for this review. Ten health outcomes were reported: pain, self-reported health, safety, well-being, stress, depression, fatigue, quality of life, strain and happiness. The impact on health outcomes was strongly influenced by the degree of organisational support available to employees, colleague support, social connectedness (outside of work), and levels of work to family conflict. Overall, women were less likely to experience improved health outcomes when WAH. Conclusions This review identified several health outcomes affected by WAH. The health/work relationship is complex and requires consideration of broader system factors to optimise the effects of WAH on workers’ health. It is likely mandated WAH will continue to some degree for the foreseeable future; organisations will need to implement formalised WAH policies that consider work-home boundary management support, role clarity, workload, performance indicators, technical support, facilitation of co-worker networking, and training for managers.

scholarly journals ПРАВОВАЯ РЕГЛАМЕНТАЦИЯ И ПРИОРИТЕТЫ РАЗВИТИЯ НАЦИОНАЛЬНОГО ЗАКОНОДАТЕЛЬСТВА РЕСПУБЛИКИ КАЗАХСТАН ПО ПРОТИВОДЕЙСТВИЮ НЕГАТИВНЫМ ИНФОРМАЦИОННЫМ ВОЗДЕЙСТВИЯМ НА НЕСОВЕРШЕННОЛЕТНИХ

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
В. В. Хасанова ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Communication Networks ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Education ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Mental Well Being

The article is devoted to the study of the existing legal framework for the protection of minors in the Republic of Kazakhstan from negative impacts in the information sphere, as well as the priority areas of development of national legislation in this area. Today, in the context of globalization, information and communication networks, including the Internet, are an important, and sometimes the only source of information for children. The pandemic of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 is a confirmation of this, when, against the background of the lack of real communication, children began to spend most of their time on the Internet. Education, leisure, and communication have all moved there. The role of information and communication networks in the life of modern man cannot be overestimated. At the same time, they can be a source of threats and risks to the health, development and mental well-being of children. It is established that the current legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan contains a number of normative legal acts aimed at ensuring the information protection of minors. However, the system of legal and organizational protection of children in the information sphere is currently at the stage of formation and does not provide a comprehensive response to modern, exponentially growing information challenges and threats. In order to eliminate this gap, it is proposed to develop a unified national strategy for the protection of children in the information environment, with its provisions fixed in the basic document.

scholarly journals Empowerment Of Women Through Information And Communication Technology [ICT]

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-157
Author(s):  
S. M. Khalid Jamal
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Working At Home ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Infrastructure ◽  
At Home

Our world has seen enormous improvements in mobile telephony, the internet, and ebusiness. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) play a critical and core role in today’s society. All over the world nations have recognized information and communication Technology (ICT) as a powerful tool in accelerating the economic activity, efficient governance and developing human resources. Whether it’s the electronic form of conducting business or social/professional networking over the World Wide Web, ICT has proved that it is a basic requirement for social and economic development. To increase the flow of Information and improving communications and to increase possibilities and opportunities, ICT infrastructure is a rudimentary need. ICT has proved that it is one of the major difference between developed and developing countries. Take for example India. India has achieved the status of the world’s 4th biggest economy, major fraction of which is basically IT driven. The information and communication technology could be used to empower the Women in Pakistan by making the resources available to them at home, where a nearby area / residential based environment could be created for working at home where they could fulfill their home based liabilities as well.

Empirical Estimation of Effects of Flexible Working on Mobility and Congestion in the Netherlands 2000 to 2016

2019 ◽  
Vol 2673 (6) ◽  
pp. 557-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han van der Loop ◽  
Jasper Willigers ◽  
Rinus Haaijer
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Transport Policy ◽  
Empirical Estimation ◽  
Working At Home ◽  
Flexible Working ◽  
The Hours ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact ◽  
At Home

Flexible working, enhanced by information and communication technologies, seems relevant for transport policy, but information about the development of flexible working in the Netherlands and the impact on mobility and congestion is incomplete. The KiM Netherlands Institute for Transport Policy Analysis devised a method to identify the development of flexible working and its impacts on mobility and congestion using an online panel survey and other data. The research findings reveal that working at home and shifting hours to avoid using cars during peak hours are the most important types of flexible working in the Netherlands and that they increased between 2000 and 2016. If there had not been flexible working, the number of car kilometers on working days in the Netherlands from 2000 to 2016 on all roads would have increased by 2.6% more than the observed development. Total public transport kilometers would have been 2% higher. The hours of delay with all types of flexible working on national roads in the Netherlands from 2000 to 2016 increased by 42%, instead of by the 60% it would have been had there not been flexible working (an impact of 18%). Working at home had the largest impact on congestion avoidance over the entire day. During peak hours, peak hour travel avoidance by car had the largest impact. Delay was reduced by approximately 0.1 h on national roads by working 1 day at home or by shifting hours from morning peak to off-peak on one occasion. This reduction was approximately 0.2 h during the afternoon peak.

scholarly journals School chair design and key criteria from the users’ point of view

2020 ◽  
pp. 43-61
Author(s):  
Nataša Rizman Herga ◽  
Samo Fošnarič ◽  
Andreja Kolar
Keyword(s):  
Body Height ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Body ◽  
Older Students ◽  
Prolonged Sitting ◽  
Upper Level ◽  
School Furniture ◽  
Chair Design ◽  
At Home

People are becoming increasingly sedentary, including students attending the upper level of primary education. Due to school, young people spend a lot of time sitting in class and at home, which has a negative effect on their health, especially if their work environment, including school furniture, does not meet all the criteria in terms of physiological, psychological, and sociological guidelines for healthy furniture design. Chairs, as school furniture, have been designed according to standards that take into account ergonomic compliance with the body height of pupils. Slovenian classrooms are equipped with standard conventional chairs. In our student-oriented research, we were interested in whether chairs designed according to the standard are suitable for adolescents and what, if any, additional criteria must be met from the users’ point of view. The study included 192 upper level pupils (56.3 % girls and 43.7 % boys), age of 12.4 ± 1.7 years. The research is based on quantitative and qualitative methodology. The descriptive causal non-experimental method was supported by the observation method. The results of the survey show that older students (81.6 %) are of the opinion that they spend more time at school than at home. Due to prolonged sitting, older students (55.3 %) report problems more often than younger ones (28.4 %). Nearly two-thirds of younger students (63.8 %) also believe they sit more in school than at home. The results show that prolonged sitting negatively affects their health or general well-being. Differences between the responses of older and younger pupils are statistically significant both in the opinion expressed regarding the location of sitting (p = 0.010) and in the reporting of problems due to prolonged sitting (p = 0.001). There are no statistically significant differences between the sexes in both groups of older and younger pupils. Pupils sit on hard, uncomfortable, conventional chairs that are not tailored to their needs. They want to use comfortable, soft, swivel chairs with backrests and armrests. The study has shown that, in addition to comfort, school chairs must provide dynamic or active sitting. The present study confirms that static and rigidly shaped school chairs do not offer support for active and restless youth. Therefore, chair design must change to meet the physical, ergonomic, cognitive, and social needs of their users.

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Telecommuting and Implications for Inequality at Home and Work

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Lyttelton ◽  
Emma Zang ◽  
Kelly Musick
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Critical Question ◽  
Working At Home ◽  
American Time Use Survey ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
At Home

The global pandemic has led to an unprecedented shift to remote work that will likely persist to some degree into the future. Telecommuting’s impact on flexibility and work family conflict is a critical question for researchers and policy-makers. Our study addresses this question with data collected before and during the COVID-19 crisis: the 2003-2018 American Time Use Survey (ATUS, N = 19,179) and the April and May 2020 COVID Impact Survey (N = 784). Comparing mothers and fathers who work exclusively at the workplace, exclusively from home, and part-day from home, we describe differences in time spent on housework, childcare, and leisure; the nature of time worked at home; and the subjective experiences of telecommuting. In addition to a broad descriptive portrait, we take advantage of a quasi-experimental design in the ATUS leave supplements to examine time working at home among those who report ever telecommuting, providing estimates of telecommuting’s effect on other uses of time that better approximate causal relationships than prior studies. We find that gender gaps in housework are larger for telecommuters, and, among telecommuters, larger on telecommuting days. Conversely, telecommuting may shrink the gender gap in childcare, particularly among couples with two full time earners, although childcare more frequently impinges upon mothers’ work time. Survey data collected following the March COVID19 stay-at-home orders show that telecommuting mothers more frequently report feelings of anxiety, loneliness and depression than telecommuting fathers. Early estimates of responses to the COVID19 pandemic offer insights into future implications of telecommuting for gender equality at work.

A millennial manager skills model for the new remote work environment

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerri M. Camp ◽  
Marilyn Young ◽  
Stephen C. Bushardt
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Body ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
Active Listening ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Content Type

Purpose This paper aims to propose that millennials – those born between 1980 and 1995 – are uniquely impacted by the long-term impact of the pandemic, which has accelerated the work from home movement and exacerbated organizational issues associated with working remotely. Millennials, on the cusp of embarking on important leadership roles in this new remote work environment, pose challenges and opportunities for organizations will that will last long after the pandemic. Design/methodology/approach This paper provides a viewpoint based on a narrative review and on the authors’ professional experiences within organizations. Based upon these findings, this paper has reimagined the Mumford skills model to explore millennial managers in this new remote work, post-pandemic context. The goal of this narrative review was to provide a full picture of the “Millennial manager” and the challenges they face in becoming effective managers, as well as highlight the important strengths they bring to the table. Findings Managers may have challenges regarding job satisfaction, productivity and organizational commitment. The positive factors are millennials prefer flexibility, teamwork and creating a positive work-life balance. The negative side has to do with isolation and the ability to embrace the organization culture in a remote environment. This model shows positive and limiting factors of millennials related to organization effectiveness. The major propositions and model were that millennium managers in this new environment increase interpersonal communication to maintain trust, effective mentoring, resolve strong organizational culture and ensure effective delegation and conflict resolution. Practical implications This study discovered challenges for managers, including developing loyalty and improving employee job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Active listening is necessary for team management to show that all team members are valued irrespective of the work environment. Active listening and empathy will increase social support at work, which improves personal well-being and productivity. Millennials will continue to use their technological skills, their desire for teamwork and their preference for participative management, resulting in becoming an invaluable asset in this era of organizational transformation. The challenge for organizations is to realize the millennial generation possesses many talents and must successfully engage them in the pursuit of organizational goals. Originality/value This paper adds to the body of knowledge regarding millennials in organizations with a specific focus on the new work environment created by the global pandemic. The authors hope that their adapted skills model – the millennial manager skills model – becomes an important resource for articulation this new environment that millennial managers are in and that this model can be further refined and expanded through empirical exploration.

Remote (remote) work: some aspects of legal regulation and enforcement

2020 ◽  
pp. 4-14
Author(s):  
N. N. Sokolenko ◽  
A. L. Mkrtchyan
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Labor Relations ◽  
Labor Law ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
The Real ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication

The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, due to objective circumstances, led to a large-scale spread of the mode of work outside stationary workplaces, to the development of interaction between the parties to labor relations using information and communication technologies. So, the contradictions between the real processes in the world of work during the pandemic and Russian labor law were revealed.

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