This article explores the complex implications of gig work on workers' health, safety, well-being, and economic security.
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The need for interdisciplinary approaches to address worker health, safety, well-being, and economic security issues. Definition of gig work as contingent work arrangements facilitated by digital platforms. Pros of gig work: flexibility, autonomy, and quick start-up. Cons of gig work: lack of employment benefits, civil rights protections, and economic uncertainties. Health and safety risks: job stressors, sedentary behavior,...
This article argues for the importance of designing workplaces with employee wellness in mind.
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The human cost of poor working conditions is often invisible but substantial, with research suggesting workplace stressors contribute to excess deaths and significant healthcare costs. Employee health and productivity are intrinsically linked through the "performance equation": performance = f(ability × motivation). Workplace conditions that compromise health affect both ability and motivation. There are seven "enablers" of need satisfaction that can be...
This document provides a comprehensive overview of the current state and future directions of workplace health and well-being initiatives.
Key points: 1. The global health crisis, including rising obesity rates, diabetes, and mental health issues, significantly impacts workplace productivity and costs. 2. Current approaches to addressing workplace health issues fall into three categories: preventive interventions, health promotion programs, and mitigation of existing health problems. However, these approaches have shown limited success due to various factors,...
The Outreach Core of the California Labor Laboratory (CALL) undertook a scoping review of health, safety, and well-being-related literatures. This scoping review was conducted with the intent of establishing a more extensive Total Worker Health® (TWH) knowledge base from which researchers and practitioners could extend their efforts toward greater integration of TWH principles through a more robust platform of collaboration with their interdisciplinary partners. Hypothesis: Awareness and greater appreciation of the roles other disciplines can play in the development of integrated and holistic...
Topic: Traditional and Alternative Employment in Contemporary Work: Who Takes Responsibility for Workers’ Well-being?
This presentation by Cristina Banks and Edward Yelin from the California Labor Lab examines the evolving landscape of employment and its implications for worker well-being. The authors focus on the shift from traditional to alternative employment arrangements and the resulting diffusion of responsibility for workers' welfare.
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An overview of NIOSH's Total Worker Health® (TWH) approach, which integrates health protection and promotion to advance...
2022 NeoCon Conference Topic: Vital Signs of a Workplace
Just as medical personnel check a person’s vital signs for health and well-being, so can experts check the vital signs of a workplace. The human body’s vital signs such as temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, and various components of the blood, signal to medical personnel how a body is functioning in key aspects of life. What are the vital signs of a workplace that can suggest whether serious problems exist or the workplace is operating effectively in the manner desired? We propose a set of key elements of a workplace that can...
2021 Work, Health, and Stress Poster Presentation Topic: Healthy Workplace Design for Hybrid Work Arrangements Brief Summary
COVID-19 has taught us a great deal about employees’ basic needs and the importance of addressing these needs during and after COVID. A “hybrid” work arrangement has emerged as the strategic choice for businesses to address employees’ concerns about returning to the workplace and maintaining their autonomy regarding when and where they work. This study evaluates the degree to which workplace designs under a hybrid work arrangement promote employee health, well-being...
2021 Executive Leadership Academy Topic: Health and Wellness: What’s COVID got to do with it? Contents: Your body response Our core needs How do we design for need satisfaction? What's COVID got to do with it? What needs are satisfied working from home? What needs are satisfied at the worksite? What matters in the physical environment What matters in the psychological environment Case study What you can do
2021 STEER Topic: The New Built Environment: Health, Well-Being, and Productivity Definition of built environment ICHW model of worker health and well-being Implications What do we need to address? Physical and psychological good factors The built environment targets: physical elements The built environment targets: psychosocial elements Burnout
SFDPH Advance Practice Group Spring Conference Topic: Healthy Work and Workplaces Contents: Working Environment Act Journey to healthy work assessment The Berkeley Workplace Health Assessment Employee health, well-being, and productivity during COVID Employee health, well-being, and productivity post-COVID What can help now? How a Virus Triage Tent Became a Serene Oasis for Health Care Workers
