Occupational safety Mathematical relationship between age, working time and lost working days

2013 ◽  
pp. 483-486
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Working Time ◽  
Mathematical Relationship

scholarly journals Psychosocial demands and resources for working time organization in GP practices. Results from a team-based ethnographic study in Germany

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Preiser ◽  
Elena Tsarouha ◽  
Birgitta Weltermann ◽  
Florian Junne ◽  
Tanja Seifried-Dübon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
General Medicine ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Working Time ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Psychosocial Risks ◽  
Work Related

Abstract Background General practitioners (GPs) are challenged, e.g. by long working hours, and as employers they are responsible for the creation of working conditions that prevent work-related psychosocial risks. Leadership behaviour plays an important role within the working conditions of employees, thus we focused on two research questions: To what extent and how do GPs fulfil their role as entrepreneurs and leaders responsible for occupational safety and health of the team members in the organization of working time of the employees? What psychosocial factors result from the way of organization of working time for the practice team? Methods Data was collected by participant observations, individual interviews with six GPs, and five focus group discussions with 19 members of the practice staff in total. We gained access to five general practices through a teaching network associated with the Institute for General Medicine, University Hospital Essen (Germany). The analysis was carried out according to the Grounded Theory approach. Results GPs have several roles and related tasks to fulfil in the organization of working time. This can lead to perceived psychological stress. With regard to the organization of predictable working hours, vacations and sickness absence, the GPs determined the scope of action of the practice assistants. The delegation of these tasks took place to varying degrees and resulted in different work-related resources and stressors. Conclusion We described transactional and transformational leadership behaviours which are all related to specific psychosocial demands and resources and may overlap on site. Leadership training seems recommendable as part of the training of GPs and other future leaders of micro-enterprises to promote self-reflection by the entrepreneurs and leaders and strengthen occupational health of leaders and staff.

scholarly journals Working time flexibility and work-life balance

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne M. Wöhrmann ◽  
Nicola Dilchert ◽  
Alexandra Michel
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Working Time ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Minor Role ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Federal Institute ◽  
Working Time Flexibility

Abstract Based on border theory (Clark 2000), we aim to investigate the relationship between individual-oriented and organization-oriented working time flexibility and employees’ work-life balance, as well as the moderating role of segmentation preference. We use data from around 18,000 employees from the 2015 Working Time Survey of the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Germany. Survey data were collected through computer-assisted telephone interviews. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that individual-oriented working time flexibility was positively related to employees’ work-life balance, whereas organization-oriented working time flexibility had a negative effect. Employees’ individual preferences regarding the segmentation of work and private life only played a minor role. Those with a higher segmentation preference profit only marginally more from individual-oriented working time flexibility and suffer only marginally more from organization-oriented working time flexibility demands. Practical Relevance: Taken together, the study’s findings highlight the importance of the design of flexible working time arrangements for improving employees’ work-life balance. Employers should grant their employees a certain degree of working time autonomy while keeping organization-oriented working time requirements, such as changes of working time at short notice to accommodate operational demands, to a minimum. This applies to all employees, not only those with a strong preference for separating work and private life.

Young Workers And Occupational Safety

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Granger ◽  
Nick Turner ◽  
Sean Tucker ◽  
Rabeel Shafqat
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Young Workers

Occupational Safety And Health Among Immigrant, Latino/a Dairy Workers In Colorado

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren M. Menger ◽  
Florencia Pezzutti ◽  
Andrew Ogle ◽  
Flor Amaya ◽  
John Rosecrance ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Dairy Workers
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