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70171I
70171I

job autonomy
form of self-organisation in work to reduce workplace constraints and to curb the increasing number of workers suffering from stress

Interventions that seek to improve labour relations are common, such as increasing worker involvement in company decision-making (Gedeon 1 In the light of workplace innovation this aim was rephrased as follows: provide evidence that high levels of quality of working life (low stress risks, high job autonomy , less physical workload, continuous development of competences, better labour relations) correlate with workplace innovation and human performance.
Eeckelaert, L., Dhondt, S., Oeij, P., Pot, F., Nicolescu, G., I., Trifu, A., Webster, J., Review of workplace innovation and its relation with occupational safety and health, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2012, p. 10, https://osha.europa.eu/sites/default/files/publications/documents/Workplace-innovation.pdf [9.10.2018]
Translations
- Български: автономия на работното място
- Čeština: pracovní autonomie
- Dansk: jobautonomi
- Deutsch: Autonomie am Arbeitsplatz
- Ελληνικά: εργασιακή αυτονομία
- English: job autonomy
- Español: autonomía en el trabajo
- Eesti: töö autonoomsus
- Suomi: työn itsenäisyys
- Français: autonomie dans le travail
- Hrvatski: samostalnost u poslu
- Magyar: munkavégzési önállóság
- Íslenska: sjálfræði í starfi
- Italiano: autonomia lavorativa
- Lietuvių: savarankiškumas darbe
- Latviešu: autonomija darbā
- Malti: awtonomija tal-impjieg
- Nederlands: werkautonomie
- Norsk: jobbautonomi
- Polski: niezależność w pracy
- Português: autonomia no trabalho
- Română: autonomia muncii
- Slovenčina: autonómia práce
- Slovenščina: delovna samostojnost
- Svenska: arbetsautonomi