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 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.

The determinants of work autonomy and employee involvement: A multilevel analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 448-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Lopes ◽  
Teresa Calapez ◽  
Diniz Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Employee Involvement ◽  
Union Density ◽  
Generalized Trust ◽  
European Working ◽  
European Working Conditions Survey ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
Work Autonomy ◽  
Social Trait

Although the effects of work autonomy (WA) and employee involvement (EI) have been largely studied, their determinants, especially at the macro/institutional level, have attracted much less attention. To better understand (a) the extent to which WA and EI are distinct constructs and (b) the factors that explain their respective levels, this article uses the 2010 European Working Conditions Survey to build sound indexes of WA and EI, provide a picture of the level of both constructs in 33 European countries and analyse their predictors through a multilevel structural model. The results show that WA and EI differ in what concerns their macro-level but not micro-level predictors. Whereas union density and generalized trust strongly influence EI, only generalized trust impacts WA. Documenting that generalized trust as a macro-social trait is powerfully associated with organizational choices is a key contribution of the article.

scholarly journals 1758 6th european working conditions survey: job quality in europe

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnès Parent-Thirion ◽  
Isabella Biletta ◽  
Jorge Cabrita ◽  
Oscar Vargas ◽  
Greet Vermeylen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Job Quality ◽  
European Working ◽  
European Working Conditions Survey

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.

scholarly journals New Model for Measuring Job Quality: Developing an European Intrinsic Job Quality Index (EIJQI)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Cascales Mira
Keyword(s):  
Quality Index ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Job Quality ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
New Model ◽  
Measurement Models ◽  
European Working ◽  
European Working Conditions Survey ◽  
Indicator Systems

AbstractThis article deals with the development of a new model for measuring job quality based on the intrinsic components of work, an European Intrinsic Job Quality Index. The objective is measure job quality on the basis of the characteristics inherent to the labour activity itself, and not from its financial rewards. First, we review the existing literature on current measurement models and justify the need for an index of this nature. Secondly, we explain the fundamental methodological decisions adopted for the construction of the index, and present the descriptive model, the indicators that make up each dimension, and the empirical model. Finally, we present the index scores by European Union countries within the framework of institutional theories. In this work, we have used a quantitative methodology, based on social indicator systems, and it has been carried out mainly with data from the European Working Conditions Survey (2015). The fundamental contribution of this article is the construction of a new model for measuring the quality of work, robust, valid and reliable, which will allow us to monitor the intrinsic job quality of the member countries, and thus provide relevant information that contributes to the framework of public policies.

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 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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