Psychosocial risks

Around 15,000 members of the Confederation of White-Collar Workers and Crown Servants (FTF [1]) responded to a questionnaire on psychosocial working conditions, a response rate of 65%. FTF members are mainly employed in the public and private sectors, and include police officers, care providers and

The Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE [1]) published a report (in Spanish, 104 KB PDF) [2] in June 2012 on health problems. The report was based on data from a special module of the Economically Active Population Survey (EAPS, in Spanish [3]) for the year 2011, with particular reference

The Spanish National Institute of Safety and Hygiene at Work (INSHT [1]) published a report, A study on the effects of restructuring on the health of workers (in Spanish) [2], in April 2012. The report was based on a literature review and qualitative research. [1] http://www.insht.es/portal/site

Pensions specialist Keva [1] has published Municipal Workers’ Well-being 2011 (in Finnish, 405Kb PDF) [2], the most recent in a series of similar surveys conducted annually since 2008. Keva handles pension applications, pension decisions, rehabilitation, customer service and the payment of pensions

New research questions how good Latvian workers are at assessing their own health. A report, Comparison of Heart and Blood-Vessel Risk Factors for Managers and Ordinary Employees (in Latvian, 867Kb PDF) [1], presents the findings of a survey carried out to assess how the corporate environment

The relationship between work-related pressure and depression has been extensively studied recently in both national and international studies. However, there are differences in both the results and quality of the studies. A comprehensive Swedish overview of 42 studies attempts to find a uniform

International online information network Healthgrouper [1] has published a report (in Bulgarian, 1.5Mb PDF) [2] on job satisfaction among doctors in Bulgaria. The survey, intended to identify factors that determined doctors’ job satisfaction, was conducted in March 2012. [1] http://healthgrouper.com

In January 2013, the Polish Public Opinion Research Centre (CBOS [1]) carried out a survey, Satisfaction With Work and its Evaluation’. The survey was based on a representative random sample of 1,227 adult Polish workers, and aimed to examine their views about how happy they were with their work. [1