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The aim of this study was to investigate differences in the levels of work engagement across various demographic and work- and organization-related factors, such as profession, gender, age, type of work contract and their relative importance for work engagement.

Jari Hakanen, Research Professor, Finnish Institute of Occuaptional Health (FIOH)

Nowadays, employees are expected to be proactive. It is important that organizations are similarly proactive, and do not only focus on adverse working conditions and problems in employee well-being and health. By focusing on increasing job resources and supporting employee proactivity, work engagement and thus also better performance at work can be boosted.

Jari Hakanen, Research Professor, Finnish Institute of Occuaptional Health (FIOH)

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Fathers’ parental leave is also a good thing for the workplace

Thu, Mar 31, 2016 09:31 CET

Press release, 31st March 2016, Helsinki, Finland One consequence of fathers not taking up parental leave is that practices to promote the work/family balance may not be developed at workplaces that are male dominated. If family-related absences were more equally divided between men and women, it would have a positive effect on work life in general. The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH), together with the National Institute for Health and Welfare and the Gender Equality Unit of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, encourage fathers to take parental leave and share child

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