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The impact of working conditions on mental health: novel evidence from the UK

Belloni, Michele; Carrino, Ludovico; Meschi, Elena - 2022

This paper investigates the causal impact of working conditions on mental health in the UK, combining new comprehensive longitudinal data on working conditions from the European Working Condition Survey with microdata from the UK Household Longitudinal Survey (Understanding Society). Our...

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Mental health and working conditions in European countries

Cottini, Elena; Lucifora, Claudio - 2010

Increased pressure for labour market flexibility and increasing demand over workers' performance have fostered the idea that working conditions, in most European countries, have progressively deteriorated with adverse effects on psychological well being and mental health. This paper investigates...

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Regulating the working conditions of platform work: What can we learn from EU member states?

Guinea, Oscar; Sisto, Elena; du Roy, Oscar - 2024

This Policy Brief offers a comprehensive evaluation and comparison of the regulatory frameworks governing platform work in four European countries. The comparative analysis draws upon research conducted by the OECD and the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the principles of good regulation. Adapting...

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Using GDPR to improve legal clarity and working conditions on digital labour platforms: Can a code of conduct as provided for by Article 40 of the General Data Protection Regulatio...

Silberman, Michael; Johnston, Hannah - 2020

This paper examines how the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) can be used to address procedural problems faced by platform workers, including opaque rating systems, arbitrary account suspension and nonpayment, and uncommunicative clients and platform operators. GDPR provides workers with...

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Digital labour platforms and migrant workers: Analysing migrants' working conditions and (over)representation in platform work in Europe

Zwysen, Wouter; Piasna, Agnieszka - 2024

Working for labour platforms is still relatively rare, but the generally poor working conditions and the impact on the world of work are the subject of much debate. Although data are scarce, there is a general consensus that migrants are overrepresented in this type of work. Platforms may well...

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The impact of flexible working arrangements on work-life conflict and work pressure in Ireland

Russell, Helen; O'Connell, Philip J.; McGinnity, Frances - 2007

Recent rapid economic growth in Ireland has been accompanied by a strong surge in the number of women in employment, and this has led to a significant increase in the proportion of dual-earner families. These changes have brought the issue of reconciliation between work and care commitments to...

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Job quality continuity and change in later working life and the mediating role of mental and physical health on employment participation

Stiller, Michael; Ebener, Melanie; Hasselhorn, Hans-Martin - In: Journal for Labour Market Research 57 (2023) 1, pp. 1-17

In times of demographic change, better job quality is needed to promote health and thereby extend employment participation among older workers. Past research has focussed on the investigation of single job quality characteristics, but neglected their combined effects on health and employment. To...

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Arbeitsbedingungen in Jobcentern nach dem SGB II (gemeinsame Einrichtungen) – Mitarbeiterbefragung zu Arbeitsumfeld und psychischer Belastung

Matiaske, Wenzel; Olejniczak, Michael; Salmon, Dirk; … - In: Industrielle Beziehungen 22 (2015) 2, pp. 142-166

Management (NPM) governance on the experiences of employees. The attitudes of employees are conceptualised from a stress …-Economic Panel (SOEP), our analysis shows that job centre employees experience high levels of stress compared to other professional … groups. Multivariate analysis shows that the high level of stress experienced by them is linked to the amount of emotional …

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Do legal immigrants and natives compete in the labour market? Evidence from Catalonia

Diaz-Serrano, Luis - 2010

The precondition for labour-market competition between immigrants and natives is that both are willing to accept jobs that do not differ in quality. To test this hypothesis, in this paper we compare the working conditions between immigrants and natives in Catalonia. Comparing immigrants' working...

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Työolot ja tuottavuus: Työpaikkavirtojen nosteessa vai puristuksessa?

Ilmakunnas, Pekka; Johansson, Edvard; Maliranta, Mika - 2008

Analyses in this paper do not support the idea that job and worker flows have become more intensive and have deteriorated working conditions in the Finnish business sector. The magnitude of flow has in fact been rather stable since 1997. However, job flows are at a quite high level, as some 10%...

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