Employment Status Of Workers Research Articles

Analyzing decline in quality of life by examining employment status changes of occupationally injured workers post medical care.

BackgroundThis study aimed to investigate the decline in quality of life (QOL) by examining changes in the employment status of workers who had completed medical treatment after an industrial accident.MethodsThis study utilized the Panel Study of Worker’s Compensation Insurance cohort (published in October 2020) containing a sample survey of 3,294 occupationally injured workers who completed medical care in 2017. We divided this population into four groups according to changes in working status. A multivariate logistic regression model was utilized for evaluating QOL decline by adjusting for the basic characteristics and working environment at the time of accident. Subgroup analysis evaluated whether QOL decline differed according to disability grade and industry group.ResultsThe QOL decline in the “maintained employment,” “employed to unemployed,” “remained unemployed,” and “unemployed to employed” groups were 15.3%, 28.1%, 20.2%, and 11.9%, respectively. The “maintained employment” group provided a reference. As a result of adjusting for the socioeconomic status and working environment, the odds ratios (ORs) of QOL decline for the “employed to unemployed” group and the “remained unemployed” group were 2.13 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.51–3.01) and 1.47 (95% CI, 1.13–1.90), respectively. The “unemployed to employed” group had a non-significant OR of 0.76 (95% CI, 0.54–1.07).ConclusionsThis study revealed that continuous unemployment or unstable employment negatively affected industrially injured workers’ QOL. Policy researchers and relevant ministries should further develop and improve “return to work” programs that could maintain decent employment avenues within the workers’ compensation system.

Pemenuhan Kewajiban Negara Terhadap Pekerja Terdampak Kebijakan Penanganan Covid-19 Di Kota Semarang

The employment sector is the most severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, including in Indonesia. More than 2 million people have lost their jobs, meaning they no longer have the income to make ends meet. This study aims to identify and analyze the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the employment status of workers in Semarang City, as well as the efforts made by the Semarang City Government to carry out its obligations to fulfill the rights of these workers. This research is a qualitative research with a doctrinal approach, and uses secondary data obtained through literature study in the form of regulatory and policy instruments as well as relevant scientific concepts. This study concludes that the Covid-19 pandemic has an impact on the employment status of some workers in the city of Semarang, namely experiencing termination of employment (PHK) or being ‘sent home. Regarding this situation, the Semarang City Government is trying its best so that the rights of workers affected by the Covid-19 handling policy can be fulfilled by the company by encouraging an agreement to be reached between the parties. For workers who are affected, the Semarang City Government also provides various stimuli and social assistance.

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Employment status of workers with a diagnosed occupational disease in Croatia: a 10-year trend (2005-2014).

Occupational diseases (ODs) often have a chronic, progressive course, resulting in reduced work capacity and quality of life, prolonged sick leaves, unemployment, early retirements, and disability claims. The aim of this retrospective study was to see how diagnosed ODs affected the employment of 95 Croatian workers between 2005 and 2014. To do that, we reviewed archived data and made a telephone survey. The lowest age at which an OD was diagnosed was 20 years in women and 22 in men, while the shortest duration of work before OD diagnosis was one year for both genders. The most common ODs were overuse syndromes on the arms, carpal tunnel syndrome in particular, diagnosed mostly in textile and office workers. Of the 95 participants, 12 lost their jobs since the OD diagnosis, 46 retired, and 37 continued to work. Significantly more participants became unemployed after OD diagnosis in the period 2010-2014 than 2005-2009 (9 out of 43, 21 %, vs. 3 out of 52, 6 %, P<0.05). Only five participants were included in an occupational rehabilitation programme. Our findings warn against the deterioration in care for workers diagnosed with OD in Croatia.

The High-risk Groups According to the Trends and Characteristics of Fatal Occupational Injuries in Korean Workers Aged 50 Years and Above

BackgroundDue to an increasing number of workers aged 50 years and above, the number of those employed is also on the rise, and those workers aged 50 and over has exceeded 50% of the total fatal occupational injuries. Therefore, it is necessary to implement the selection and concentration by identifying the characteristics of high-risk groups necessary for an effective prevention against and reduction of fatal occupational injuries.MethodsThis study analyzed the characteristics of high-risk groups and the occupational injury fatality rate per 10,000 workers among the workers aged 50 and over through a multi-dimensional analysis by sex, employment status of workers, industry and occupation by targeting 4,079 persons who died in fatal occupational injuries from January 2007 to December 12.ResultsThe share of the workers aged 50 years and above is increasing every year in the total fatal occupational injuries occurrence, and the high-risk groups include 'male workers' by sex, ‘daily workers’ by worker’s status, ‘craft and related-trades workers’ by occupation, and ‘mining’ by industry.ConclusionThe most frequent causal objects of fatal occupational injuries of the workers aged 50 years and above are found out to be ‘installment and dismantlement of temporary equipment and material on work platforms including scaffold’ in the construction industry and ‘mobile crane, conveyor belt and fork lifts’ in the manufacturing industry.

The Relationship Between Employment Status and the Use of Outpatient Medical Services

Objectives: This study investigated the difference in the use of medical services depending on the employment status ofworkers, including regular workers, irregular workers, self-employed workers and the unemployed, and analyzed the relationshipbetween employment status and the use of outpatient medical services.Methods: Data of 11,903 economically active people aged 20-24 among the 21,235 people registered in the 2009 KoreaHealth Panel were collected and analyzed through logistic regression analysis in order to explore the relationship betweenemployment status and the use of outpatient medical services.Results: 6 out of 10 people in the sample group (economically active population aged 20-64) used outpatient medicalservices. Part-time workers were less likely to use outpatient medical services than regular workers (OR=0.81). However,economically inactive people, such as house workers (OR=1.40), the early retired (OR=1.72) and the sick or injured (OR=3.07),were more likely to use outpatient medical services than regular workers.Conclusions: While part-time workers among irregular workers were less likely to use outpatient medical services than regularworkers, the sick or injured, the early retired and house workers who belong to the economically inactive population were morelikely to use outpatient medical services than regular workers.

Work Productivity and Activity Impairment in Colorectal Cancer Patients Treated with Capecitabine

Background: The employment status of workers with cancer has important implications for impairment of intimate and family relationships and for economic, social and psychological health. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of chemotherapy with capecitabine in patients with colorectal cancer on work productivity and daily activity. Methods: 30 patients with primary diagnosis of stage III colorectal cancer were enrolled for our study. All patients received capecitabine twice daily at a cumulative dose of 2500 mg/m2 on days 1 -14 and repeated on day 22. Work productivity was determined using the WPAI questionnaire. Results: We observed a significant increase in absenteeism after 1 cycle, after 6 cycles of therapy and at follow-up (p 0.001). On the other hand, presenteeism, work productivity loss and daily activity impairment, increased after 1 cycle and 6 cycles of therapy, but we could not find statistically different significances. Conclusions: Colorectal cancer diagnosis and treatment are associated with frailty and vulnerability. Chemotherapy with capecitabine may result in negative consequences for job performance.

Quality of Life and Employment Status of Workers With Western Red Cedar Asthma

The impact of current employment status and other factors on quality of life was evaluated for workers diagnosed with western red cedar asthma in British Columbia, Canada. Telephone interviews by questionnaire included the Short Form 36 (SF-36) and Marks Asthma quality-of-life instruments. Of the 302 subjects contacted, 70.5% (n = 213) participated. Employment status was the most consistent predictor of quality-of-life domains, with highest scores for employed subjects, particularly those who were no longer exposed to red cedar. Subjects who had quit work because of their asthma had worse scores, particularly for vitality and general health perceptions. Other factors independently associated with specific aspects of poor quality of life were having asthma-like symptoms, taking medication, and not being married. Continued employment was associated with better quality of life for workers with western red cedar asthma.

Correcting for Self-selection Bias in Business Ethics Research

Self-selection bias occurs when there is non-random sampling of membership within a group or category, such as employment status, that is hypothesized to affect a variable of interest, such as ethical attitudes or behaviors. Self-selection bias is germane to a variety of important business ethics questions, such as how the business environment affect personal ethics or whether business students are more or less ethical than non-business students. This paper describes an empirical technique to control for self-selection bias. The technique is applied to the empirical question of whether the employment status of workers is correlated with ethical proclivities. Correcting for self-selection bias shows that an observed negative correlation between employment and ethics is the result of self-selection rather than factors associated with employment, other things being equal.

Alcoholism and occupations: a review and analysis of 104 occupations.

A review of the many attempts to establish an association between occupations and alcoholism reveals that most do not deal with data about clinically defined alcoholism but instead use data about cirrhosis mortality, self-reported alcohol problems, and frequent and heavy drinking. The present study establishes an association between occupations and diagnoses of Alcohol Dependence Disorder and Alcohol Abuse Disorder, using data from a large population-based household interview study. Statistical adjustment using logistic methods reveals that apparent associations between occupations and alcohol-related disorders previously reported in the literature are due to characteristics of those employed in various occupations. The prevalence of alcohol dependence and abuse in two high risk industries, construction and transportation, is confirmed. More than one in four construction laborers and one in five skilled construction trades workers received a DIS/DSM-III diagnosis related to alcohol abuse. In the transportation industry one in six heavy truck drivers and material movers received an alcohol diagnosis. Analyses of the data from individuals currently employed and not employed in their occupation reveals reduction in risk for those who leave some occupations and increased risk for those who leave other occupations. Evidence is presented that employment in some occupations may be protective for Alcohol Dependence. The findings support the view that occupation may be associated with Alcohol Dependence and Alcohol Abuse independent of demographic variations. Previously proposed explanatory models for associations between occupations and alcohol problems are called into question because they do not take into account the demographic characteristics and employment status of workers.