Giving voice to employees in low-skilled jobs works: Effect and process evaluation of a participatory sustainable employability intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To improve the sustainable employability (SE) of employees in low-skilled jobs, there is an urgent need to implement more effective approaches for this group.

Objective

This evaluation study aimed to get insight into the effect and implementation process of an organisational intervention called 'Healthy HR' (HHR), which promoted the job control and SE of employees in low-skilled jobs in two Dutch organisations.

Methods

An effect evaluation with a pretest-posttest design and a mixed-methods process evaluation were conducted. Quantitative data were collected at baseline (N = 120) and at 12 months' follow-up (N = 71). Paired t-tests and dose-response analyses were performed (N = 50). Mixed-methods process data were collected on the implementation process using

SUBMITTER: Hazelzet E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11664181 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature