For the past six months, the NUT has been engaged in action short of striking in conjunction with fellow teaching union the NASUWT in protest over workloads, working hours, pay and pensions.
We hypothesise that the other dimensions, such as clinical workloads, working and social interactions with patients and medical teams, and organisational culture, may differ between Taiwan and Western or other countries.
Staffing levels, the need to manage heavy and fluctuating workloads (working in crisis mode) [ 78] and productivity pressures were commonly offered organisational causes of workaround behaviours [ 4, 24, 42- 44, 51, 52, 58, 59, 62],[ 78, 83, 87].
Results on burnout, workload, work pressure and decision latitude were not as expected.
Work demands, including workload, work hours and call responsibilities, were a major source of stress for residents.
During these meetings, several topics are addressed, such as lifestyle (change), workload, work capacity and adjustment latitude.
Krantz G, Lundberg U. Workload, work stress, and sickness absence in Swedish male and female white-collar employees.
It is well known that learner behavior is influenced by environmental factors [ 58, 59] including workload, work intensity, stress and burn-out [ 60, 61].
Work characteristics revolved around the nature of the job, which includes the workload, work environment, and work group cohesion [ 17, 20] as well as opportunities for professional development [ 18, 19, 22].
Secondary outcomes are: emotional workload, work satisfaction, stress reactions at work and knowledge about challenging behaviour of nursing staff; and frequency of challenging behavior, quality of life and social engagement of residents (N = 135).
