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Skills and work motivation in FinlandDimensions 6 &7

Meeting on the Measurement of Quality of Employment

Geneva 31.10.-2.11.2011

Hanna SutelaStatistics Finland

Skills development and work motivation

�Both increasingly significant items in developped countries with ageing population − need to increase labour productivity and to lenghten working careers

�Opportunities to self-development contribute to work motivation

�Development opportunities, good education, high level of skills and high work motivation contribute to people’s willingness to stay longer in the work life

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Share of employees who received job training within the last 12 months

� National data:Finnish Quality of Work Life Surveys 1977, 1984, 1990, 1997, 2003, 2008

� For international comparisons, also:Adult Education Survey 1990, 1995, 2000, 2006

European Working Condition Survey 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010

ISSP 2005 Module on Work Orientation (LFS from 2014 on?)

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Participation in training paid for by employerIn the last 12 months. Quality of Work Life Surveys 1977 - 2008

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Number of training days (average).Participants in training paid for by employer. FQWLS 1984 - 2008.

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Training paid for by employer

�Wide differences btw employee groups:

highly educated have more opportunities (and motivation)more training in the public sectortemporaries and part-timers with less opportunities

�Not only the quantity but the quality also matters

�A constant need to upskill one’s competences may become a stressful factor at work

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Training by type in the past year.Sahare of employed. EWCS 2010.

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Development opportunities at work

� Opportunities to make use and devlop one's skills, to learn new, to have challenging tasks....

� ...comes close to work motivation

� National data:Finnish Quality of Work Life Surveys 1977, 1984, 1990, 1997, 2003, 2008

� For international comparisons, also:European Working Condition Survey 2005, 2010

ISSP 2005 Module on Work Orientation

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Good opportunities for development at workEmployees. Quality of Work Life Surveys 1977,1990, 1997, 2003, 2008

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1977 1990 1997 2003 2008

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

23

31

35

37

42

3332

39

42

44

Women

Men

Share of employed persons in high-skilled occupations by sex in Finland LFS 2000 and 2010

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Educational structure of the employed population

aged 25 to 64 in Finland. LFS 1997 and 2010.

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Workplace relationships 1/2

� Relationship with the co-workers (employees)

� Relationship with the supervisor (employees)

� National data:Finnish Quality of Work Life Surveys 1990, 1997, 2003, 2008

� International comparison:EWCS 2005, 2010ISSP (1989, 1997) 2005 Modules on Work Orientation

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Social relationships at work.Employees. EWCS 2010.

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Workplace relationships 2/2

Share of employees who feel they have been victim of discrimination at work

Share of employees who feel they have been harassed at work

� National data:Finnish Quality of Work Life Surveys 1990, 1997, 2003, 2008

� International comparison (with caution):EWCS 2005, 2010

� Growing awareness results to increase in reporting

� Cultural differences in reporting; sensitive to terminology

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Discrimination observed at workplace.Finnish employees. FQWLS 1997 and 2008.

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Has been personally subjected to workplace bullying Employees. Finnish Quality of Work Life Surveys 1997, 2003, 2008

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Have you been subjected to bullying or harassment at work in the past year?Employed. EWCS 2005 and 2010.

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Work motivation

� Share of workers who are able to choose order of tasks or methods of work

� Share of employees who receive regular feedback from their supervisor

� Share of workers who feel they are able to apply their own ideas at work

� Sahere of workers who feel they do ”useful” work

� Share of workers who feel satisfied with their work

� National data:Finnish Quality of Work Life Surveys (1977), 1984, 1990, 1997, 2003, 2008

� International comparisons:EWCS 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010(ISSP Modules on Work Orientation 1989, 1997, 2005)

(The existence of national data sources almost a proxy on the quality level achieved regarding ’survival aspects’ in a given country or time?)

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Opportunities for influencing own work. Can influence a lot or quite a lot. FQWLS 1984, 1990, 1997, 2003, 2008

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Opportunities for inluencing own work.Employed. EWCS 2010.

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Factors contributing to work motivationFinnish employees. FQWLS 1984 - 2008

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Sees own work as productive and useful.Employees. FQWLS 1997, 2003, 2008.

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Does your job give you a feeling of work well done?

Always or most of the time. Employed. EWCS 2010.

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Share of workers who feel satisfied with their work

�General question on job satisfaction typically produces very high percentages as of those ”very or quite satisfied”

�More relevant to concentrate on those ”very satisfied”

�Satisfaction with different characteristics of the job

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Satisfaction with different aspects of work.Very satisfied. Employees. FQWLS 2008.

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(89 % of employees very or quite satisfied with their current job)

Pay or contents more important in work?Definitely or slightly more important. Employees.Finnish Quality of Work Life Surveys 1984, 1990, 1997, 2003, 2008

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