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L'articolo presenta alcuni risultati della 5a Indagine europea sulle condizioni di lavoro, condotta nel 2010 dalla Fondazione Europea per il Miglioramento delle condizioni di vita e di lavoro (Eurofound) con sede a Dublino. I risultati illustrati fanno riferimento a quattro specifici ambiti della qualitŕ del lavoro: salute e fattori di rischio connessi; motivazione, ricompense intrinseche e soddisfazione; skills, formazione e apprendimento sul lavoro; infine, conciliabilitŕ tra lavoro e vita privata. Tali ambiti concorrono alla definizione di "sostenibilitŕ" del lavoro, concetto strettamente connesso con quello di qualitŕ e che riflette la possibilitŕ di tenere il piů a lungo possibile i lavoratori nell'occupazione, in una logica di invecchiamento attivo. I risultati riflettono un'estrema varietŕ di situazioni, frutto sia di aspetti oggettivi delle specifiche realtŕ lavorative e sia della percezione che l'individuo ha del proprio lavoro e delle condizioni in qui opera.

L'articolo presenta il quadro teorico di riferimento e l'approccio metodologico sottesi all'Indagine europea sulle condizioni di lavoro, condotta sin dall'inizio degli anni '90 dalla Fondazione Europea per il Miglioramento delle condizioni di vita e di lavoro (Eurofound) con sede a Dublino. Dopo aver illustrato brevemente il contesto politico in cui č maturato il concetto di qualitŕ del lavoro e i motivi della sua recente "popolaritŕ", l'articolo si sofferma sugli elementi e sulle caratteristiche della qualitŕ del lavoro che sono stati considerati per pervenire alla sua concettualizzazione e piena operativizzazione nell'approccio di Eurofound. L'analisi prosegue poi con una panoramica degli approcci alla concettualizzazione e misurazione della qualitŕ del lavoro di organismi e istituzioni sovranazionali e si conclude con la descrizione della metodologia dell'Indagine europea sulle condizioni di lavoro.

Die Verfasser stellen ihre Erhebungen zu den Europäischen Arbeitsbedingungen (EWCS) in den Kontext der internationalen Politikberatung. Wie andere Konzepte internationaler politischer Institutionen - dargestellt werden die Instrumente der ILO, der UN-ECE/ILO/EUROSTAT, der WHO und der Europäischen Kommission im Kontext der EU2020-Strategie - sind auch die Messergebnisse des seit 1991 alle fünf Jahre erhobenen EWCS darauf ausgerichtet, sowohl allgemeine arbeitspolitische Trends als auch Rückwirkungen politischen Handelns aufzuzeigen. Exemplarisch vertieft werden einige Ergebnisse der 2010er EWCS-Welle. Der Beitrag bietet darüber hinaus nicht nur eine Übersicht über eine Vielzahl angewandter Konzeptionen und reichhaltiger Datenquellen, sondern auch Ansatzpunkte für neue und innovative Instrumente, einen "Europäischen Arbeitsklima Index" und eine "Erhebung der Globalen Arbeitsbedingungen". (ICE2)

Working time is a recurrent topic of study because the nature of work, its content, the conditions under which it is performed and the labour market itself keep changing. This report provides an overview of the recent evolution of working time duration and organisation in the EU and highlights the most important trends and differences between Member States. Through an in-depth analysis of data from the sixth European Working Conditions Survey carried out in 2015, it examines– from a gender and life course perspective –the links between working time patterns, work–life balance and working time preferences, on the one hand, and workers' health and well-being on the other. Finally, the report explores the extent to which prevailing working conditions and working time patterns in EU Member States are sustainable in the long term.

Working time is a recurrent topic of study because the nature of work, its content, the conditions under which it is performed and the labour market itself keep changing. This report provides an overview of the recent evolution of working time duration and organisation in the EU and highlights the most important trends and differences between Member States. Through an in-depth analysis of data from the sixth European Working Conditions Survey carried out in 2015, it examines– from a gender and life course perspective –the links between working time patterns, work–life balance and working time preferences, on the one hand, and workers' health and well-being on the other. Finally, the report explores the extent to which prevailing working conditions and working time patterns in EU Member States are sustainable in the long term.

Abstract Background In most countries in the EU, national surveys are used to monitor working conditions and health. Since the development processes behind the various surveys are not necessarily theoretical, but certainly practical and political, the extent of similarity among the dimensions covered in these surveys has been unclear. Another interesting question is whether prominent models from scientific research on work and health are present in the surveys – bearing in mind that the primary focus of these surveys is on monitoring status and trends, not on mapping scientific models. Moreover, it is relevant to know which other scales and concepts not stemming from these models have been included in the surveys. The purpose of this paper is to determine (1) the similarity of dimensions covered in the surveys included and (2) the congruence of dimensions of scientific research and of dimensions present in the monitoring systems. Method Items from surveys representing six European countries and one European wide survey were classified into the dimensions they cover, using a taxonomy agreed upon among all involved partners from the six countries. Results The classification reveals that there is a large overlap of dimensions, albeit not in the formulation of items, covered in the seven surveys. Among the available items, the two prominent work-stress-models – job-demand-control-support-model (DCS) and effort-reward-imbalance-model (ERI) – are covered in most surveys even though this has not been the primary aim in the compilation of these surveys. In addition, a large variety of items included in the surveillance systems are not part of these models and are – at least partly – used in nearly all surveys. These additional items reflect concepts such as "restructuring", "meaning of work", "emotional demands" and "offensive behaviour/violence & harassment". Conclusions The overlap of the dimensions being covered in the various questionnaires indicates that the interests of the parties deciding on the questionnaires in the different countries overlap. The large number of dimensions measured in the questionnaires and not being part of the DCS and ERI models is striking. These "new" dimensions could inspire the research community to further investigate their possible health and labour .