The supplementary module of the Austrian Mikrozensus survey, carried out in June 1999, focused on working conditions. Employees and pensioners were asked about working environment risks and other stress factors associated with work-related illness. The results of this module are comparable to those
The International Centre for Higher Education Research Kassel (INCHER-Kassel) [1] at the University of Kassel, Germany, conducted a representative survey (in German, 2.98Mb PDF) [2] of all Austrian graduates of universities and universities of applied science (/Fachhochschulen/) for the period 2004
A recently published data report compiled by Statistics Austria (Statistik Austria [1]) focuses on occupational accidents and work-related health problems. Published in 2009, the report refers to data collected in a supplementary module of the 2007 Austrian Labour Force Survey. [1] http://www
In collaboration with the Working Life Research Centre (Forschungs- und Beratungsstelle Arbeitswelt, FORBA [1]), the scientific institute L&R Social Research [2] conducted a survey on part-time employment of women on behalf of the Department of Women’s Affairs of the Austrian Federal Chancellery
The Research Institute for Vocational Training and Adult Education (Institut für Berufs- und Erwachsenenbildungsforschung, IBE [1]) at the Johannes Kepler University in the north-central city of Linz conducted a quantitative survey to identify the main risk factors that contribute to young people
The former Austrian Federal Minister for Women, Media and Civil Service, Doris Bures, commissioned the Austrian statistical institute, Statistics Austria (Statistik Austria [1]), to conduct a survey on gender differences in specific areas of life. The analysis encompasses demographic structures
In September 2007, the Institute for Social Research and Analysis (SORA [1]) published the findings of a representative survey on part-time work – ‘Part-time work in Upper Austria between wish and reality’ (Teilzeitbeschäftigung in Oberösterreich zwischen Wunsch und Wirklichkeit (778Kb PDF) [2])
In January 2008, the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, WIFO [1]) published its first report on absenteeism caused by illness and accidents in Austria in 2007 (Fehlzeitenreport 2007. Krankheits- und unfallbedingte Fehlzeiten in Österreich [2]
The work@social [1] interest group (/Interessengemeinschaft/) of the Union of Salaried Employees, Printing Workers and Journalists (Gewerkschaft der Privatangestellten, Druck, Journalismus, Papier, GPA-DJP [2]) commissioned a a survey on job burnout. The study was coordinated by the human resource
In 2006, the Austrian Institute for Youth Research (Österreichisches Institut für Jugendforschung, ÖIJ [1]) conducted a study on young migrants in Vienna with a special focus on their educational decisions and labour market participation. The study comprises both quantitative and qualitative
In the context of the EQUAL [1] project ‘AGEpowerment [2]’, the Working Life Research Centre (Forschungs- und Beratungsstelle Arbeitswelt, FORBA [3]) carried out a study on the situation of older unemployed workers and their chances of reintegrating in the labour market. FORBA published the final