ABSTRACT
The purpose of this article is to evaluate the level of occupational safety and health (OSH) promotion in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which is currently a hot topic in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. SMEs are very often family enterprises in the Czech Republic. The goal of the research, conducted on a sample of 1056 respondents, was to find out how Czech family manufacturing enterprises approach the promotion of OSH. Empirical research methods were used and data were processed using statistical methods. Chi-square test was used to identify the specifics in manufacturing enterprises to determine the relationship between OSH principles or processes and the size of the enterprise. An analysis of the surveyed enterprises was done regarding their KPIs in the field of OSH. To understand changes in the KPIs significance before and during the Covid-19 pandemic, Wilcoxon signed rank test was used. All of the KPIs were tested with ANOVA analysis to find out, whether the importance of each indicator is related to the size of the enterprise. The most important finding is that although the situation regarding principles of OSH promotion is not good in the surveyed enterprises, they still manage to implement OSH promotion processes very well. The research can provide guidance on how to assess the level of OSH promotion in such SMEs and can help to define activities to improve OSH promotion. The paper may be beneficial for practitioners involved in OSH promotion and in another manufacturing SMEs.Copyright © 2022 The Author(s)
ABSTRACT
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, companies, not only in the cultural management, and their employees had to cope with a number of changes, and people faced new challenges, not only in the workplace. However, remote work has become a pandemic phenomenon. The aim of the article was to analyse the experience with remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 in Enterprises on the examples of Czech Republic and in worldwide cultural management, i.e. to prepare the state-of-the-art report and, based on the report, to present recommendations for remote work in the future. The methodology process was that at first, the secondary data were obtained by selection and content analysis of 475 quantitative and qualitative print and virtual information published on the topic of pandemic impact. Then through search, comparison and synthesis, an insight into the major changes that have occurred in working life due to the pandemic has been gained. Based on induction, deduction and the authors' own experience, recommendations were then made for the future use of remote work. Amongst the findings of the article is a comprehensive view of the experience with the remote work phenomenon, its positives and negatives, as well as a description of particular effects of coronavirus pandemics on both employers and employees. The discussion then covers the recommendations on how to better face and cope with these situations in the future, not only in our conditions but also in conditions of similar economies. © 2022, Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH. All rights reserved.