...Zoe Bell; Paula Holland; Abigail Morris; Lorna Porcellato; Paul Moran; Lee Graves Purpose Contact centre advisors face significant health risks due to poor working conditions. Workplace health initiatives can improve advisor wellbeing, yet the factors influencing their adoption, implementation...

...Thomas Vogl; Marko Orel Purpose This study aims to explore the manifold implications – health, environmental and economic – of integrating coworking spaces (CSs) into residential settings. The research emphasizes the health-related potential and connected benefits of situating these contemporary...

...Theresa Obuobisa-Darko Purpose This paper identifies and discusses the strategies adopted by a manufacturing company to manage its national and international employees' anxiety, health and safety with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, to fill a current research gap. Design/methodology...

... image as well as their performance in health, safety and environmental aspects. In Malaysia, the Responsible Care programme has been implemented since 1994 with a current total of 148 companies pledged to implement it in their company; however, the effectiveness of the programme remains unknown. Hence...

...Raphael Snir; Itzhak Harpaz Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore well-being and health-related outcomes among all the four basic subtypes of heavy work investment (HWI), as well as a fifth distinct category of full-time workers (i.e. those who work from 35 to 43 weekly hours). Design...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Management commitments Health Safety Manufacturing industries Iron Steel Metal Administration Bureau of Labor and Social Affairs for the Research Funds Addis Ababa University Business Enterprise The role of management commitments...

...Pubuduni Anuradha Meegahapola; R.A. Ranga Prabodanie Purpose Some manufacturing processes generate extreme temperatures, noise and other irritating environmental conditions. These environmental factors can have a negative impact on workers’ performance and health. The purpose of this paper...

...Emma Hagqvist†; Stig Vinberg†; Bodil J. Landstad†; Mikael Nordenmark† Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the gaps between experienced working conditions (WCs) and the perceived importance of these conditions in relation to subjective health in Swedish public sector workplaces...

...Deborah G. Passey; Riann Robbins; Kurt T. Hegmann; Ulrike Ott; Matt Thiese; Arun Garg; Anita Kinney; Maureen A. Murtaugh Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore truck drivers’ views toward diet, physical activity, and health care access to inform the development of a weight loss...

...Fiona Carmichael; Claire Hulme; Lorna Porcellato Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide insights on the relationship between health and employment in older age. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative methods are used with some additional quantitative analysis to explore emergent...

...Mary L. Marzec; Thomas Golaszewski; Shirley Musich; Patricia E. Powers; Sandra Shewry; Dee W. Edington Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine results of an environmental approach to improving employee health status in a government employer setting. Design/methodology/approach...