Temporary employment in a changing labour market: Implications for the quality of working life, job insecurity, health, well-being and work-related attitudes

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfred F. Wagenaar ◽  
Claudia Bernhard-Oettel ◽  
Ellen van Wijk
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Temporary Employment ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Work Related

Temporary employment, quality of working life and well-being

2013 ◽  
pp. 117-139
Author(s):  
Alfred F. Wagenaar ◽  
Michiel A. J. Kompier ◽  
Toon W. Taris ◽  
Irene L. D. Houtman
Keyword(s):  
Working Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Temporary Employment ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Employment Quality

scholarly journals Impact of Employment Contract Changes on Workers' Quality of Working Life, Job Insecurity, Health and Work‐related Attitudes

2012 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 441-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfred F. Wagenaar ◽  
Michiel A.J. Kompier ◽  
Irene L.D. Houtman ◽  
Seth N. J. Bossche ◽  
Toon W. Taris
Keyword(s):  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Employment Contract ◽  
Work Related

scholarly journals Work-related change in residential elderly care: Trust, space and connectedness

2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 805-835 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wieke E van der Borg ◽  
Petra Verdonk ◽  
Linda Dauwerse ◽  
Tineke A Abma
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Responsive Evaluation ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Interpersonal Connectedness

Increasing care needs and a declining workforce put pressure on the quality and continuity of long-term elderly care. The need to attract and retain a solid workforce is increasingly acknowledged. This study reports about a change initiative that aimed to improve the quality of care and working life in residential elderly care. The research focus is on understanding the process of workforce change and development, by retrospectively exploring the experiences of care professionals. A responsive evaluation was conducted at a nursing home department in the Netherlands one year after participating in the change program. Data were gathered by participant observations, interviews and a focus and dialogue group. A thematic analysis was conducted. Care professionals reported changes in workplace climate and interpersonal interactions. We identified trust, space and connectedness as important concepts to understand perceived change. Findings suggest that the interplay between trust and space fostered interpersonal connectedness. Connectedness improved the quality of relationships, contributing to the well-being of the workforce. We consider the nature and contradictions within the process of change, and discuss how gained insights help to improve quality of working life in residential elderly care and how this may reflect in the quality of care provision.

scholarly journals Can labour contract differences in health and work-related attitudes be explained by quality of working life and job insecurity?

2011 ◽  
Vol 85 (7) ◽  
pp. 763-773 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfred F. Wagenaar ◽  
Michiel A. J. Kompier ◽  
Irene L. D. Houtman ◽  
Seth van den Bossche ◽  
Peter Smulders ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Work Related

scholarly journals Evaluation of the working life quality as a part of the human resources management system of a modern enterprise

2018 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 01064 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Frolova ◽  
A. Kopytova ◽  
E. Matys
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Russian Enterprise ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Work Activity

The article is devoted to the problem of evaluation of the working life quality of personnel of a modern Russian enterprise. On the basis of a survey of employees of enterprises in various spheres of activity in the Tyumen region using a full (dispensing) questionnaire, satisfactory and unsatisfactory criteria characterizing the quality of their working life are revealed. The research shows that within the framework of the motivational system, the provision of employees of the Tyumen region enterprises with social benefits ranks last, while the state's social policy is aimed at raising this indicator, at material and physical well-being, and at social and legal protection of the person. Social benefits and social guarantees form an important sphere of working life and contribute to a significant improvement in the quality of working life. Satisfaction with the work activity is formed under the influence of a large number of factors. Detailed study and analysis of each factor will improve the quality of working life of employees of the Tyumen region enterprises. The conducted research confirms that there are no violations in the sphere of legislative provision with social guarantees at the enterprises of the Tyumen region. This means that the payment of sick leave sheets and payments provided in the Labor Code of the Russian Federation are fully implemented without violating the deadlines. In addition, the civil rights of employees are respected and leave is granted in accordance with the schedule. On the basis of the study, the authors proposed ways to improve the quality of working life of employees in the Tyumen region.

The case for reinvigorating quality of working life research

2016 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gudela Grote ◽  
David Guest
Keyword(s):  
Working Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Policy Advocacy ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Normative Approach ◽  
1960S And 1970S ◽  
The 1960S

The quality of working life became an important topic in the 1960s and 1970s, helping to stimulate an early approach to evidence-based policy advocacy drawing on interdisciplinary research by social scientists. Over the years it fell out of the limelight but much relevant, albeit fragmented, research has continued. We present a case for rekindling an integrated and normative approach to quality of working life research as one means of promoting workers’ well-being and emancipation. We outline an updated classification of the characteristics of quality of working life and a related analytic framework. We illustrate how research and practice will benefit from following this renewed quality of working life framework, using work design as an example. Concluding, we aim to stimulate debate on the necessity and benefits of rebuilding a quality of working life agenda for marrying academic rigour and practical relevance in order to support interventions aimed at fostering worker emancipation and well-being.

scholarly journals Alat Ukur Quality Of Working Life Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Komang Agus Jayanegara
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Job Security ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Competency Development ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Quality Of Working Life

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan alat ukur psikologi yang mengukur quality of working life karyawan, dengan menggunakan lima dimensi quality of working life yaitu health & well being, job security, job satisfaction, competency development, dan work & non-work life balance. Penelitian ini penting untuk dilakukan, dikarenakan alat ukur quality of working life dengan kelima dimensi tersebut masih tergolong baru, dan quality of working life juga merupakan hal penting untuk diperhatikan oleh suatu organisasi. Paritisipan yang terlibat dalam pengambilan data utama adalah sebanyak 109 orang partisipan. Pendekatan yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah pendekatan kuantitatif, dengan desain non-experimental, dan bersifat deskriptif. Berdasarkan pada hasil penelitian ini, alat ukur yang peneliti kembangkan telah memenuhi standar psikometri. Terdapat beberapa rangkaian analisis yang peneliti lakukan, yaitu menguji keterbacaan aitem kepada lima orang, yang mana menghasilkan 69 aitem pernyataan, dan kemudian melakukan uji coba alat ukur kepada 36 orang partisipan, dan menganalisis aitem alat ukur tersebut, dan menghasilkan 40 aitem setelah terdapat beberapa aitem yang digugurkan. Kemudian peneliti melakukan pengambilan data utama alat ukur dengan melibatkan 109 orang partisipan, dan menghasilkan alpha cronbach sebesar 0,959 dan dapat dinyatakan alat ukur tersebut reliabel, sedangkan r hitung lebih dari 0,300 yang dapat diartikan bahwa 40 aitem pernyataan dinyatakan valid.

scholarly journals A study on impact of job satisfaction on quality of worklife: with special reference to it professionals in bangalore city

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-197
Author(s):  
GOMATHI S ◽  
SWAPNA M
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Wide Range

Quality of working life has been differentiated from the broader concept of quality of life. To some degree, this may be overly simplistic, as Elizur and Shye,(1990) concluded that quality of work performance is affected by quality of life as well as quality of working life. However, the specific attention to work-related aspects of quality of life is valid. Whilst quality of life has been more widely studied, quality of working life remains relatively unexplored and unexplained. A review of the literature reveals relatively little on quality of working life. Where quality of working life has been explored, writers differ in their views on its core constituents. Various authors and researchers have proposed models of quality of working life which include a wide range of factors. This paper concentrates on the role of job satisfaction in quality of work life.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of the Malay Work-Related Quality of Life (WRQoL) Scale in Malaysia

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Won-Sun Chen ◽  
Jamaiyah Haniff ◽  
Ching-Sin Siau ◽  
Wymen Seet ◽  
Sit-Fong Loh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Malaysia aims to be one of the developed nations by year 2020; therefore, it is crucial to gauge the quality of working life in a parallel manner using a well-established Work-Related Quality of Life (WRQoL) Scale. The goal of this study is to describe the validity and psychometric properties of the Malay WRQoL Scale in Malaysian population.<br />A total of 572 respondents took part in this cross-sectional study giving a 97% response rate. The reliability of the Malay WRQoL Scale was assessed using the test retest reliability analysis after a 2-week period. Both the interclass correlation (ICC) and Cronbach’s alpha were within acceptable levels. However in the validity analysis, the exploratory factor analysis only revealed 5 factors instead of 6 in the original scale.<br />The Malay WRQoL scale has demonstrated to have the appropriate psychometric properties and can therefore be used in Malaysia to assess the quality of working life.

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