Diversity and Working Conditions

Worker Absenteeism and Working Conditions

In this paper absence behavior in relation to working environment is studied. A theoretical model is built in order to separate the e¤ects on voluntary absence and absence related to ill health where health e¤ects are assumed to be tied to working conditions. The model also gives a testable hypothesis of compensating wage di¤erentials. A panel of quarterly ...rm level data from 1990-1998 is uti...

Enhancing working conditions

Introduction Research in the manufacturing and retail sectors has demonstrated a link between human resource management (HRM) practices and productivity. Researchers have demonstrated that organizations that promote practices that encourage workers' abilities, motivation and opportunities achieve better outcomes. Within the health sector similar links have been proposed and used to explain vari...

Working conditions and social inequalities in health.

Employment and working conditions of migrant workers

Employment and working conditions of migrant workers