Gender differences in perceived quality of employment (achievement, content, job insecurity, time autonomy and physical and emotional conditions) are examined. The study asks whether women’s occupations provide better conditions in areas that facilitate their dual role in society, as a trade-off for low monetary rewards. Specifically, it examines the association of women’s concentration in broa...

Purpose This paper investigates the consequences of job insecurity among hotel employees during COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach Data were obtained from two five-star chain hotels in Turkey. The study hypotheses tested via structural equation modeling. Findings research findings demonstrate that exacerbates tension. Job tension erodes employees’ trust organization and aggravates t...

OBJECTIVES To describe the prevalence of musculoskeletal problems in the Canadian working population and to determine cross sectional associations between such problems and work factors, particularly job strain and physical demand variables. METHODS The Canadian 1994 national population health survey (NPHS) sampled 4230 working men and 4043 working women (ages 18-64) who answered an abbreviat...

OBJECTIVE To explore the underlying mechanisms between organisational downsizing and deterioration of health of employees. DESIGN Longitudinal cohort study. Data were assembled from before downsizing (time 1); during major downsizing affecting some job categories (time 2); and after downsizing (time 3). Contributions of changes in work, support, and health related behaviours between time 1 an...

To push the job insecurity literature forward, we bring together and simultaneously examine multiple theoretical frameworks to explain direct insecurity-mental health relationship reciprocal mental health-job relationship. Using 3-wave survey data, with a six-month time lag, from 1994 employees, found that stability of Time 1 2 was positively related stress social exchange mechanisms, as well c...