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Under and Over Employment and Working Conditions

과소/과잉노동과 근로환경

  • Rhee, Kyung Yong (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency) ;
  • Song, Se Wook (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency) ;
  • Kim, Young Sun (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency)
  • 이경용 (산업안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원) ;
  • 송세욱 (산업안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원) ;
  • 김영선 (산업안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원)
  • Received : 2014.12.01
  • Accepted : 2014.12.17
  • Published : 2014.12.31
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Abstract

Objectives: The major objective of this paper is compare the exposure work hours and experieence of ill health symptoms among under and over employment and matched group. Workers with over employment have more exposed to hazards than that with under employment because that workers with over employment work more than those with ender employment. Methods: This study as heuristics one used the third Korean Working Conditions Survey done by Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute in 2011. The sample size is 50,023 economic active persons. Over and under employment were measured by matching method of preferred and actual work hours. The exposed work hours to hazards were measured according to 13 hazardous factors and the experience of ill health symptoms were scaled by the number of experienced 14 ill health symptoms. To compare the exposure and the symptoms experience were compared by mean difference test with F test. Results: The proportion of over employment in male employees is 32.1% and that in female employees is 29.3% and under employment rate is 11.2% in mae and 13.9% in female employees. There is significant difference of the rate of over and under emplyment among age groups, industrial sectors, occupational groups and the state of employment. The difference of the exposed work hours to hazards among under, over and matched group were statistically significant in all hazards by gender. The exposed work hours to hazards in over employment were more than those in under employment. The number of experienced symptoms in over employment is statistically significantly more than that in under employment. Conclusions: Workers with over employment may be vulnerable group in the criteria of hazard exposure and health status. The results have some implications and limitations because that this study is heuristic one. The mismatch of preferred and actual working hours may be unfavorable work condition that has impact on safety and health of workers. The impact mechanism may be investigated as future study, Because that this study used cross sectional survey data, some causal relationships cannot be evaluated.

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