Balancing social and economic factors - explorative qualitative analysis of working conditions of supervisors in German social firms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social firms are companies on the general labour market which provide employment to people with severe disabilities. In this setting different job resources are offered for its employees, including social support or flexibility in terms of working hours, tasks or pace of work. However, to date, only limited evidence exists on the work and health situation of supervisors in social firms. Therefore, the study aims to explore job demands and resources of supervisors in social firms to increase knowledge in a little researched field and to develop recommendations for action on workplace health promotion.

Methods

Sixteen semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with supervisors of social firms in the North of Germany within July and November 2020. Different

SUBMITTER: Kordsmeyer AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8787443 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature