Working Life Barometer in the Baltic Countries 2002 (pdf) - mol.fi
Working Life Barometer in the Baltic Countries 2002 (pdf) - mol.fi
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At <strong>the</strong> new workplaces established after <strong>the</strong> rega<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g of <strong>in</strong>dependence, <strong>the</strong><br />
expectations concern<strong>in</strong>g general employment and especially <strong>the</strong> economy of<br />
one's own workplace are considerably more favourable than at <strong>the</strong> old or reorganised<br />
workplaces. The new workplaces differ <strong>the</strong> most from <strong>the</strong> old <strong>in</strong> this<br />
respect <strong>in</strong> Latvia, but <strong>the</strong> difference is along similar l<strong>in</strong>es <strong>in</strong> all three countries.<br />
SUMMARY<br />
It is clear that <strong>the</strong> Estonians and Latvians believe more commonly nowadays<br />
than three years ago that work<strong>in</strong>g life is chang<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> a positive direction. The<br />
situation <strong>in</strong> Lithuania is <strong>the</strong> opposite. The most evident change has been <strong>in</strong><br />
Estonia. Although <strong>the</strong> gap between Latvia and Estonia has narrowed, <strong>the</strong><br />
trends <strong>in</strong> work<strong>in</strong>g life are still regarded <strong>the</strong> most favourably <strong>in</strong> Latvia.<br />
The evaluations have most clearly changed along positive l<strong>in</strong>es when it comes<br />
to handl<strong>in</strong>g of environmental issues and gender equality at <strong>the</strong> workplaces. In<br />
Lithuania, <strong>the</strong> trend <strong>in</strong> matters of equality has def<strong>in</strong>itely been better than three<br />
years ago. On <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r hand, more negative evaluations than before have been<br />
made <strong>the</strong>re as regards changes <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> mean<strong>in</strong>gfulness of work<strong>in</strong>g. In both<br />
Lithuania and Latvia, <strong>the</strong> attitude toward trends <strong>in</strong> empowerment, management<br />
methods and self-development opportunities has been somewhat more<br />
negative than before.<br />
Common to all three nations is <strong>the</strong> fact that <strong>the</strong> younger workers take a favourable<br />
view of changes <strong>in</strong> work<strong>in</strong>g life more commonly than do <strong>the</strong> age<strong>in</strong>g<br />
ones. The older people are, <strong>the</strong> more rarely do <strong>the</strong>y regard <strong>the</strong> trends <strong>in</strong> work<strong>in</strong>g<br />
life as good. Taken as a whole, <strong>the</strong> attitude to <strong>the</strong> changes is more positive<br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> public than <strong>the</strong> private sector. Similarly, those of Estonian/Latvian/Lithuanian<br />
nationality see work<strong>in</strong>g life as chang<strong>in</strong>g for <strong>the</strong> better<br />
more often than do <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r nationalities <strong>in</strong> each country.<br />
In Estonia, it is clearly more common than before for <strong>the</strong> current trends <strong>in</strong><br />
work<strong>in</strong>g life to be considered as good. There are no big differences <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
women's and <strong>the</strong> men's assessments. The young people lay a little more emphasis<br />
than <strong>the</strong> rest do on environmental issues, <strong>the</strong> mean<strong>in</strong>gfulness of work<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
and management methods. The age<strong>in</strong>g workers evaluate empowerment