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ArticleIndustrial health2022

Strategies to manage working from home during the pandemic: the employee experience.

Jodi Oakman, Natasha Kinsman, Melissa Graham, Rwth Stuckey, Victoria Weale

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Article in Industrial health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Jodi OakmanCentre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Australia.
Natasha KinsmanCentre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Australia.
Melissa GrahamCentre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Australia.
Rwth StuckeyCentre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Australia.
Victoria WealeCentre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many Australian workers were mandated to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a qualitative approach, this study aimed to identify optimal work from home management strategies, by analysing the experience of Australian employees working from home (WFH) during this time. A purposive sample, drawn from the Australian Employees Working from Home Study, of managers and non-managers from a range of sectors, was invited to participate in focus groups. Data were analysed using thematic analysis and mapped to the work-systems framework approach to determine strategies implemented to support WFH. Most participants' experiences were more negative than positive, in part due to extreme lockdowns including curfews, with childcare and school closures compounding their WFH experiences. Effective workplace-initiated strategies to optimise WFH included: management support of flexible work hours; provision of necessary equipment with ICT support; regular online communication; performance management adjustments; and manager training.

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COVID-19PandemicsAustraliaCommunicable Disease ControlHumansWorkplaceAustralian workforceCOVID-19ManagementWellbeingWork health and SafetyWorking from home

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PMID35545555
PMCPMC9453551

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