Abstract
A quick glance at statistics and climate surveys shows that the development of working conditions and organisational climate has stopped and even partially declined. The main result of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health's ‘How Finland is doing’ survey, published in October 2024, is that well-being at work in Finland has not returned to the pre-pandemic level. Twice as many young adults and three times as many supervisors and managers are likely to suffer from burnout compared to pre-pandemic levels. The work has become more intense. Earlier in April, the Working Life Barometer 2023 of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment reported that in 2023, 17 per cent of employees experienced a lot of stress at work. In contrast, 18 percent did not experience it at all. Would this confirm the view of polarization of "good work" according to labour market status? SAK's Good Work Indicator survey, the data for which was collected in February–March this year, supports this conclusion: the share of poor-quality work increased from six per cent to ten per cent in worker occupations during 2022–2024.
Translated title of the contribution | From melancholy to action |
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Original language | Finnish |
Article number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 4-6 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Työn tuuli |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 5 Dec 2024 |
MoE publication type | D1 Article in a trade journal |