Working Life Barometer in the Baltic Countries 2002 (pdf) - mol.fi
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Job satisfaction Job satisfaction has<br />
<strong>in</strong>creased, be<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong><br />
highest <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Baltic</strong><br />
countries.<br />
Employees’ possibilities<br />
for <strong>in</strong>fluence<br />
Employees have<br />
clearly fewer possibilities<br />
of <strong>in</strong>fluenc<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir job tasks<br />
and work tempo<br />
than employees <strong>in</strong><br />
Latvia and Lithua-<br />
nia.<br />
Stress at work - There is a trend<br />
towards ‘normalisation’<br />
<strong>in</strong> work <strong>in</strong>tensity.<br />
- Women suffer<br />
mental stress more<br />
often than men.<br />
Conflicts - All types of workplace<br />
conflicts occur<br />
less than <strong>in</strong> Latvia<br />
and Lithuania.<br />
- There have been<br />
no changes <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Job-related<br />
tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
Use of <strong>in</strong>formation<br />
technology at<br />
work<br />
last three years.<br />
Dur<strong>in</strong>g a period of<br />
one year, 26 % of<br />
work<strong>in</strong>g people participated<br />
<strong>in</strong> tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Average length: 5<br />
days.<br />
- One-<strong>fi</strong>fth of work<strong>in</strong>g<br />
people use ICT<br />
(almost) cont<strong>in</strong>ually<br />
at work.<br />
- ICT devices are<br />
<strong>the</strong> most generally<br />
used <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Baltic</strong><br />
countries.<br />
<strong>in</strong>creased. creased.<br />
There is a decl<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
trend <strong>in</strong> job<br />
satisfaction, relations<br />
between<br />
colleagues, and <strong>in</strong><br />
atmosphere at<br />
workplaces.<br />
Half of <strong>the</strong> employees<br />
have at<br />
least ra<strong>the</strong>r good<br />
possibilities of<br />
<strong>in</strong>fluenc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
jobs.<br />
- The work <strong>in</strong>tensity<br />
is still <strong>the</strong><br />
highest <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Baltic</strong> countries.<br />
- Women suffer<br />
mental stress more<br />
often than men.<br />
A worry<strong>in</strong>g trend:<br />
all types of workplace<br />
conflicts<br />
have become<br />
more widespread.<br />
Dur<strong>in</strong>g a period of<br />
one year, 22 % of<br />
work<strong>in</strong>g people<br />
participated <strong>in</strong><br />
tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g. Average<br />
length: 7 days.<br />
One-<strong>fi</strong>fth of work<strong>in</strong>g<br />
people use<br />
ICT (almost) cont<strong>in</strong>ually<br />
at work.<br />
Female privatesector<br />
employees<br />
are <strong>the</strong> most dissatis<strong>fi</strong>ed<br />
with <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
jobs.<br />
A great disparity:<br />
public-sector employees<br />
have clearly<br />
more autonomy<br />
than private-sector<br />
people, and women<br />
have more than<br />
men.<br />
- There has been a<br />
signi<strong>fi</strong>cant <strong>in</strong>crease<br />
<strong>in</strong> work <strong>in</strong>tensity.<br />
- Women suffer<br />
mental stress more<br />
often than men.<br />
- Rivalry with<strong>in</strong><br />
workplaces has become<br />
a big problem.<br />
- The trend <strong>in</strong> conflicts<br />
is contradic-<br />
tory.<br />
Dur<strong>in</strong>g a period of<br />
one year, 22 % of<br />
work<strong>in</strong>g people participated<br />
<strong>in</strong> tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Average length: 7<br />
days.<br />
As many as _ of<br />
work<strong>in</strong>g people are<br />
practically outside<br />
<strong>the</strong> realm of ICT at<br />
work. The proportion<br />
is <strong>the</strong> greatest<br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Baltic</strong> countries.