The aim of the present article is to provide explore decent work in the Turkish cultural context. To achieve this, both quantitative and qualitative research methods were undertaken. Specifically, we ...sought to validate a Turkish version of the Decent Work Scale (Duffy et al., 2017) among a diverse group of Turkish working adults (N = 453). Additionally, we used an open-ended question to gather qualitative data in order to gain a deeper understanding of how decent work is conceptualized in the current Turkish cultural context (N = 100). Findings of the confirmatory factor analysis revealed that a correlational five-factor model of the DWS exhibited good model fit for the Turkish working adults. Configural, metric, and scalar invariance models were tested, indicating that the structure of the scale was invariant across gender, income, and social class groups. The total DWS scale score and five subscale scores positively correlated with job satisfaction and work meaning, and negatively correlated with withdrawal intentions. In addition, content analysis supported presence of the five subscales of the DWS. Thus, the results of this study provide preliminary evidence that the Turkish version of the DWS may be utilized for assessing decent work among Turkish working adults.
•The Turkish version of the Decent Work Scale was validated.•Examined decent work, job satisfaction, work meaning, and withdrawal intentions as convergent and divergent validity•Conventional content analysis was used to understand conceptualization of decent work in the Turkish cultural context.•Qualitative part of the study revealed nine categories mainly overlap with the Decent Work Subscales.
This two-study research evaluates the validity of the decent work scale (DWS) developed by Duffy et al. (2017) in the United States and the effect of decent work on affective commitment among Chinese ...employees. Study 1 aims to validate the DWS and examine the predictability of decent work for psychological safety and affective commitment. Drawing from a sample of 307 full-time employees (149 females and 158 males), Study 1 reveals that the bifactor model of the DWS has valid application in the Chinese context, and that decent work is positively related to psychological safety and affective commitment. Study 2 seeks to explore the relationship between decent work and affective commitment, the underlying mechanism, and the boundary condition. With a new sample of 568 full-time employees (268 females and 300 males) collected at two time points, Study 2 demonstrates that decent work is directly and indirectly related to employee affective commitment through the mediation of psychological safety; this indirect relationship is moderated by labor relations climate. This research extends decent work research and psychology of working theory in relation to the DWS validation and predictability for employee workplace attitudes, psychological process, and boundary conditions in a non-Western context.
In recent years, the decent work agenda has called upon vocational psychologists to advance psychological research and intervention to promote work as a human right. Furthermore, the COVID-19 ...pandemic is having disproportionate consequences on vulnerable workers, such as unemployment and underemployment, highlighting the need to enhance access to decent work for these workers. As a response, the present perspective article advances job crafting as a promising way to shape decent work for marginalized workers. To this end, the article deals with decent work and job crafting, starting with the definition of decent work according to the psychology of working theory (PWT) and examining the evolution of the construct of job crafting. Subsequently, the literature on job crafting is discussed, focusing on variables related to the PWT model of decent work and their effect on vulnerable workers. Finally, possibilities for further research and intervention aimed at promoting decent work through job crafting are discussed.
The U.S. has a history of marginalizing Black people. Marginalization impedes Black Americans’ ability to secure wealth, education, and meaningful work. The Psychology of Working Theory (PWT) uses a ...social justice lens to understand how contextual factors inform the labor market experiences of those who work and want to work. PWT highlights the ways economic constraints and marginalization predict access to decent work. We tested the PWT model with two measures of marginalization, general ethnic discrimination, and racial microaggressions, with a sample of 241 Black workers to add to the extant literature about the suitability of the PWT for racial minorities. Diverging from previous studies, we found that marginalization predicted career adaptability. Consistent with previous studies, marginalization and economic constraints predicted Black workers’ work volition and perceived access to decent work. Work volition mediated the relationship between general ethnic discrimination and economic constraints with the perception of attaining decent work.
Decent work is an important contemporary theme in the career field which requires strong research regarding its social impact in worker's lives. The goal of the current study is to examine the ...validity and reliability of the Decent Work Scale (DWS) and extend our understanding of the construct among 345 working adults in Portugal. In addition to the validated translation of the Portuguese version of the 15 item DWS with 5 factors/subscales corresponding to the 5 components of decent work, we gathered data on measures of job satisfaction, withdrawal intentions, work meaning, work engagement, burnout, and life satisfaction. The results showed the Portuguese version of the DWS displayed adequate psychometric properties. In particular, we first compared three alternative models of the DWS measurement structure: a first-order correlation model, a second-order model, and a bifactor model. The correlational and the bifactor model provided the best solution and the more parsimonious 5-factor CFA model would be preferred. Results also provide support for the convergent, discriminant, and predictive validity of the DWS. In regards to the qualitative thematic analysis, our findings revealed that in addition to the 5 dimensions evaluated by the DWS there were other subjective dimensions of decent work experience that emerged in the writings of participants.
•The Portuguese version of the DWS displayed adequate psychometric properties of reliability and validity.•All models had good CFA fit statistics, the correlational and the bifactor model provided the best nearly equal solutions.•The 5-factor CFA model with Portuguese workers is preferred; only 21% of common variance is due to the general factor.•Qualitative findings revealed several additional subjective dimensions of decent work as seen by Portuguese workers.
People who identify as sexual minorities consistently face barriers to decent and meaningful employment, especially when coupled with additional constraints such as low socioeconomic status or ...marginalization experiences. Drawing from the psychology of working theory as our theoretical framework, this study examined the relations of economic constraints (social class) and marginalization (negative sexual minority workplace climate) to work volition, decent work, and meaningful work with a sample of working adults identifying with sexual minority identities. Consistent with hypotheses, social class and workplace climate indirectly predicted decent work, via work volition, and workplace climate also directly predicted decent work. Decent work and work volition were each direct predictors of meaningful work and decent work partially mediated the relation of work volition to meaningful work. Results highlight the importance of advocacy and adequate workplace supports for sexual minority individuals.
COVID-19 e mercado de trabalho no Brasil Gonçalves, Bárbara; Beltramelli Neto, Silvio
Revista de Direito da Faculdade Guanambi,
08/2022, Letnik:
8, Številka:
2
Journal Article
Recenzirano
OBJETIVO: Este estudo analisa a compatibilidade das medidas legislativas emergenciais adotadas, entre março de 2020 e outubro de 2021, pelo Governo federal brasileiro e os preceitos da OIT para ...enfrentamento dos impactos da pandemia de COVID-19 no mercado de trabalho.
MÉTODO: A partir de uma abordagem dedutiva, operou-se uma análise comparativa, de cunho bibliográfico e documental, entre as principais mudanças impostas pela legislação brasileira adotada a propósito da crise sanitária e o preceituado pela OIT nos relatórios oficiais denominados “Observatório da OIT: A Covid-19 e o Mundo do Trabalho”.
RESULTADOS: Quanto ao enfrentamento dos impactos da pandemia no mercado de trabalho, sustenta-se que a legislação emergencial brasileira tomou direção oposta ao preceituado pela OIT, desnudando uma opção de aprofundamento de políticas neoliberais de redução ou flexibilização de direitos trabalhistas e da proteção social.
As global labor markets become increasingly unstable, scholars have attempted to operationalize and categorize different forms of poor-quality work, such as with underemployment and precarious work. ...While these have significant implications for mental health and other outcomes, scholars have mostly studied different forms of underemployment using variable-centered assumptions, which assume homogeneity among workers. However, person-centered approaches may be better suited to studying underemployment because of varying patterns of employment in different industries and occupational categories. Therefore, with a sample of working adults (N = 1,016), we used latent profile analysis to identify profiles of subjective underemployment using seven indicators. We found three distinct profiles: Fully employed, stable underemployed, and precarious workers. Subsequent analyses exploring symptoms of distress, meaningful work, decent work, occupational classification, and level of education revealed key distinctions among the groups, such as precarious workers having the greatest distress and poorest working conditions. Taken together, this study provides a meaningful distinction between underemployed and precarious workers, while highlighting the relevance of these employment groups for several key outcomes.
This paper focuses on establishing a conceptual grounding for the value of dignity in tourism employment for achieving decent work as part of the sustainable development agenda. Dignity is widely ...acknowledged as a key driver for 'good' work, but little conceptual grounding on the value of dignity in tourism employment has been established. This paper will contribute to the theoretical debate on sustainable tourism by providing a critical review of frameworks for decent work, workplace dignity (or its absence), and understandings of identity. We will explore how the context and conditions of tourism employment are conducive (or not) for offering dignified and sustainable employment. This paper makes two original contributions to knowledge. First, it introduces a psychosocial understanding of dignity in tourism employment, reflecting its deeply rooted individual, organisational, societal and policy aspects, and recognising the actors involved. Second, the critical importance of dignity in tourism employment for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is discussed, with future research directions identified.
The current special issue of the Journal of Vocational Behavior focuses on an exploration of decent work in different national contexts. Specifically, the special issue consists of eight papers ...written by research teams from eight different countries. In each article, researchers developed a reliable instrument to assess decent work with clear evidence of validity within the particular cultural and national context. In addition to the quantitative analyses used to construct the scale and assess its validity, qualitative analyses revealed how individuals from those specific cultures conceptualize decent work. This collection of papers has considerable relevance in advancing research on how people experience and construct decent work in different cultural, economic, and social contexts.
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