Wednesday, 8 January 2020

Recessionary changes at work and employee well-being: The protective roles of national and workplace institutions

an article by Chidiebere Ogbonnaya (University of Sussex, UK), Peter Gahan (University of Melbourne, Australia) and Constanze Eib (Uppsala Universitet, Sweden) published in European Journal of Industrial Relations Volume 25 Issue 4 (December 2019)

Abstract

The recession following the 2008 financial crisis brought major changes to employees’ experiences at work.

We investigate the adverse effects of two of such changes: perceived organisational distress and job deterioration.

We also examine the extent to which institutions at national level (employment protection legislation and collective bargaining coverage) and at workplace level (employment contract and union membership) may act as buffers against these effects.

Using data from 21 European countries, we show that recessionary changes were associated with reduced psychological well-being and greater levels of work-nonwork interference.

Full text (PDF 17pp)

Labels:
Europe, institutions, job_deterioration, perceived_organisational_distress, recession, well-being,


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