Impact of the Working Conditions on Health and Selected Job-related Diseases. An International Comparison

Research background: The labor markets in the European countries are largely converging under common platform of EU legislation. However, specific conditions across still pertain, thus influencing state health differently countries. Purpose article: article has for objective to reveal relations between (job satisfactions, opportunity develop, recognition work, salary adequacy, freedom decision-making, job stress and social support), on one hand, self-perceived health, number chronic diseases occurrence selected job-related (peptic ulcer, hypertension, heart attack), other. comparison is carried out light cross-country comparison. Methods: Sample consists employed economically active employees, aged 50+, originating from 16 countries, Switzerland Israel (N = 713 participants, females 53%). data provided by Share database (Survey Health, Ageing Retirement Europe). We use ranking means (self-perceived diseases) non-parametric regression analysis. Findings & Value added: All analyzed working generate statistically significant with at all level. level individual patterns differ considerably (what rises methodological concerns different country samples). As regards diseases, considered as work-related: peptic ulcer associated analyzed, hypertension associates four factors heart-attack three. bring important implications HR managers relevant policy-makers.