Work-Based Learning and Wellbeing

The Benefits of an Employee-Friendly Company on Job Attitudes and Health of Employees: Findings from Matched Employer–Employee Data

“…While a general consensus exists in the literature that HR management and HR development is related to productivity and well-being of employees (e.g., [ 9 , 10 , 37 , 38 ]), we were able to expand previous knowledge with this study by taking advantage of a representative and matched employer–employee data set with a detailed survey of HR practices and job attitudes and health of employees. Thus, it was possible to simultaneously test the associations of the employee-friendliness with health and job attitudes, showing that there was a positive relation to both kinds of outcomes at the same time.…”

“…Companies should be motivated to enhance their employee-friendliness, as it has positive effects for their employees in terms of better health and positive job attitudes. Furthermore, as outlined above, more positive job attitudes such as work engagement and job satisfaction are associated with higher productivity and greater financial turnover for the company [ 15 , 19 ], and interventions focused on developing personal resources and capabilities as well as leadership training and organizational-level learning have proven to be effective for employees’ well-being [ 37 , 38 ]. The management might thus use the list of factors identified in this study as most important for EFCs and might try to implement the most relevant points if they are not already present in their company.…”