• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.108-113
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• 2021

Background: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between changes in employment status and new-onset depressive symptoms through a one-year follow-up of permanent waged workers. Methods: We analyzed the open-source data from the Korea Welfare Panel Study. Using the 2017 data, we selected 2,314 permanent waged workers aged 19 to 59 years without depressive symptoms as a base group. The final analysis targeted 2,073 workers who were followed up in 2018. In 2018, there were five categories of employment status for workers who were followed up: permanent, precarious, unemployed, self-employed, and economically inactive. Multiple logistic regression was used to determine the association between employment status change and new-onset depressive symptoms. Results: Adjusted multiple logistic regression analysis showed that among male workers, workers who went from permanent status to being unemployed (odds ratio: 4.50, 95% confidence interval: 1.19 to 17.06) and from permanent status to being precarious workers (odds ratio: 3.15, 95% confidence interval: 1.30 to 7.65) had significantly high levels of new-onset depressive symptoms compared with those who retained their permanent employment status. There were no significant increases in new-onset depressive symptoms of male workers who went from permanent status to being self-employed or economically inactive. On the other hand, no significant differences were found among female workers. Conclusion: Our study suggests that the change of employment status to precarious workers or unemployment can cause new-onset depressive symptoms in male permanent waged workers.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제68권4호
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• pp.97-118
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• 2016

본 연구는 산업재해 이후 직업에 복귀한 산재근로자의 일자리만족도 영향요인을 원직장복귀자와 타 직장재취업자 간의 비교를 중심으로 검증하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 이를 위해 근로복지공단의 산재보험패널 1차자료(2014)를 활용하여 임금을 목적으로 사업주에게 고용된 산재근로자 1,333명(원직장복귀 693명, 타직장재취업 640명)을 대상으로 각각 다중회귀분석을 실시하였다. 주요 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 타직장재취업자는 원직장복귀자에 비해 일자리만족도 및 근로지속가능성, 종사상지위, 월평균소득 등의 제반 특성들이 상대적으로 취약한 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 원직장복귀자의 일자리만족도에는 성별, 학력수준, 기술적합도, 월평균 소득, 복리후생 혜택, 가족수입 여가생활 주거환경 사회적 친분관계 만족도, 요양 중 사업주와의 관계여부가 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 타직장 복귀자의 경우, 성별, 종사상 지위, 기술적합도, 지속근무여부, 월평균급여, 복리후생혜택, 가족수입/여가생활/사회적 친분관계만족도, 요양 중 담당업무 주체, 요양 중 사업주와의 관계여부가 일자리 만족도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과를 바탕으로 산재근로자의 일자리만족도 제고를 위한 정책 및 실천적 방안을 제언하였다.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.723-728
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• 2022

고용노동부 자료에 의하면 최근 건설 현장에서 발생 되는 사고는 대부분 신규 근로자, 외국인 근로자, 고령 근로자 등 취약근로자에서 일어나고 있다. 이러한 취약근로자들은 건설 현장의 특성상 현장에 존재하고 있는 많은 위험에 대한 인지력 부족 때문에 사고로 이어지는 경우가 많다. 따라서 현장에서 발생 되는 사고를 줄이기 위해서는 취약근로자에 관한 관심과 관리가 필요하다. 본 연구는 IPA 분석을 통해서 취약근로자에 대한 안전의식수준, 안전관리 우선순위을 파악하고자 하였다. 신규근로자는 현장에 이른 시일 내에 적응할 수 있도록 해야 하며 외국인 근로자의 경우 언어소통 문제로 수시확인이 필요한 것으로 조사되었다. 고령 근로자의 경우 건강 상태를 점검해야 하며 정해진 업무 이외에 다른 업무를 수행하고 있는지를 확인하는 것이 필요한 것으로 분석되었다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.249-251
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• 2016

Objectives: Nail salon owners in New York City (NYC) are required to provide their workers with gloves and it is their responsibility to maintain healthy, safe working spaces for their employees. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency with which nail salon workers wear protective gloves. Methods: A Freedom of Information Law request was submitted to New York Department of State's Division of Licensing Services for a full list of nail salons in Manhattan, NYC. A sample population of 800 nail salons was identified and a simple random sample (without replacement) of 30% (n=240) was selected using a random number generator. Researchers visited each nail salon from October to December of 2015, posing as a potential customer to determine if nail salon workers were wearing gloves. Results: Among the 169 salons in which one or more workers was observed providng services, a total of 562 workers were observed. For 149 salons, in which one or more worker was observed providing services, none of the workers were wearing gloves. In contrast, in six of the salons observed, in which one or more workers was providing services, all of the workers (1 in 2 sites, 2 in 1 site, 3 in 2 sites, and 4 in 1 site) were wearing gloves. Almost three-quarters of the total number of workers observed (n=415, 73.8%) were not wearing gloves. Conclusions: The findings of this study indicate that, despite recent media attention and legislation, the majority of nail salon workers we observed were not wearing protective gloves when providing services.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2010년도 춘계 학술논문 발표대회 2부
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• pp.95-97
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• 2010

Current trends in the Korean construction industry, including the aging of the workforce, a lack of new Korean construction workers, and an inflow of unskilled foreign labor, have caused a range of problems, including quality deterioration, reduced productivity, insufficient understanding of the function and difficulties in communication, to name a few. Yet while countermeasures to these problems should be based on accurate and diverse fundamental data, including the current status of demand and supply of domestic and foreign construction workers, the perception of construction workers, studies on these questions have, thus far, been scarce. For these reasons, this study was conducted using a questionnaire for managers and workers on construction sites, to secure fundamental data relating to construction workers. The findings of the survey showed that it is urgent to prepare measures to educate, train and foster human resources, considering the aging of the construction workforce and the lack of an inflow of new construction workers.

• 노동경제논집
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.63-99
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• 2019

본 연구는 2008~2017년 "고용형태별 근로실태조사" 원자료를 사용하여 최저임금 인상이 신규근로자의 고용과 근로시간에 미치는 영향을 추정하였다. 최저임금의 내생성 문제를 완화하고자 성별, 연령, 학력에 따라 근로자 집단을 구성하였다. 최저임금의 인상은 신규고용을 감소시키고 주당 근로시간이 15시간 미만인 초단시간 신규근로자의 비중을 증가시키는 두 가지 부정적인 효과가 있음이 나타났다. 최저임금의 인상에 특히 취약한 계층은 여성, 청년층과 고령층, 고졸 이하 집단으로 나타났다.

• 노동경제논집
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.29-50
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• 2012

본 연구는 최저임금이 저임금 근로자의 신규 채용에 미치는 효과를 시계 열 자료에서 추정한 결과를 제시한다. 분석 결과에 의하면 신규로 채용되는 저임금 근로자의 규모가 최저임금에 민감하게 반응하는 것으로 나타났으며, 그 효과는 여성, 고연령층 및 영세 업체 일자리에서 두드러진다. 이와 같이 최저임금이 저임금 신규 채용을 크게 위축시킬 가능성이 높다는 결과는, 단기적 고용조정의 경직성으로 인해 기존 저임금 근로자의 고용조정이 어려움에 따라 최저임금의 노동수요 위축 효과가 대부분 신규 채용의 위축으로 전가되고 있을 가능성을 시사한다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.384-388
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• 2019

The horse stable hand workers are one of the most important occupations in horse-racing industry. However, suicide problem of the horse stable hand workers in Korea has raised the necessity of new study on how these workers experience mental health problems such as occupational stress and depression in organizational situation. Therefore, this study investigated the occupational stress and depression level of the horse stable hand workers and identified the structural relationship in the horse-racing industry through a detailed interview. A total of 207 horse stable hand workers participated in this study, and occupational stress and depression level were surveyed using the Korean Occupational Stress Scale (KOSS) and Korean version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D). The results of this study showed that the occupational stress level of horse stable hand workers was higher than the median of Korean population. The significant difference in occupational stress among the detail job grade was also identified. In addition, 34% of the horse stable hand workers showed high risk of depression, and job demand, organizational system, and inappropriate compensation as the subfactors of occupational stress were showed to mainly affect depression. Although there are some limitations according to the field survey, this study also has significant meaning in that it identifies the relationship between the occupational characteristics of the horse stable hand workers and the mental health. It will be necessary to study the diverse organizational situation and individual mental health for new occupations.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.315-335
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• 2015

The New Way of Working (NWOW) is changing the world in which we work today. The principles of NWOW are based on freedom of time and place to work, and steering on output (results) instead of input (presence). As NWOW is a relatively new phenomenon, research on the effect of NWOW on knowledge sharing in organizations is scarce. In this research two multiple-case studies were performed to investigate the effect of the New Way of Working on knowledge. In the first study (A) different knowledge sharing scenarios were used at organizations that were in the process of implementing NWOW. This provided the opportunity to compare the sharing of knowledge between 'NWOW workers' and employees that still worked in the traditional way (non-NWOW workers). In total 216 scenario results were evaluated to determine differences in channel choice between the traditional and new work environment. For the second study (B) a Knowledge Sharing Framework was developed, based on the theories of Nonaka and Alavi & Leidner. This framework was used to determine the type of knowledge shared, e.g. tacit or explicit knowledge, in 84 situations. Additionally, to measure the level of NWOW adoption, a NWOW Analysis Monitor was used. The results show that NWOW workers use more different communication channels than traditional workers. When knowledge workers become more mobile, they will exchange knowledge less explicit (codified) and more tacit (personalized), use less face-to-face communication, but more video calls and e-mail. The adoption of the principles of NWOW seems to have a balancing effect on the knowledge that is shared in a tacit and explicit way, which in the view of Scheepers et al. is an effective knowledge sharing strategy. The research results show organizations need to realize that the New World of Working is affecting the way knowledge is shared. Missing out on this development may result in the loss of important knowledge and impact the operation of organizations.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.67-73
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• 2016

According to industrial accident analysis of the Ministry of Employment and Labor in 2013, 38 workers were injured by fall accidents on average per day, and one worker died on average per day among them. In various industries such as heavy and construction industry, the full body harness is commonly used to prevent the fall accident. In developing full body harness, the designer considered only the workers' safety, without taking into account comfort and workability. The survey was conducted so as to search the problems of full body harness currently used by workers in heavy and construction industry. The survey questionnaire was given to 565 workers wearing full body harness in heavy and construction industry. The results of study showed that the development of new full body harness considering body size of korean was needed. The impotent factors for developing of new full body harness were the size and the weight of the full body harness. The full body harness taking into account body size was judged to contribute to more comfortable work, work efficiency and safety. The result of this study can be utilized as useful data in the development of new full body harness considering the body size of korean workers.