1. Explain and compare the working conditions of managers
2. Rank-and-file (lowest position in the company) based on the dimensions of working conditions on the lesson

Lesson Proper:

Working Condition- refers to the safety and healthfulness of the workplace, particularly the physical work environment and the procedures followed in performing the work.

Note: labor history is a witness to some poor and even dangerous working conditions, long working hours, insufficient safety measures; exploitation of women and worst is the child labor. All of which become notorious when the factory system and sweatshops have been introduced during the industrial revolution.

Factory- refers to a large establishment employing scores of people involved in mass production of industrial or consumer goods

Sweatshops- a small manufacturing establishment where tired employees work long hours under substandard conditions for low wages

Dimensions of Working Condition

1. Structure of Workplace- consist of sector of affiliation, employment status, size of the company.
2. Physical Environment- involves exposure to dangerous substances, heavy loads and corporal risks.
3. Working Time Issues- weekly hours, commuting time, shift work and a typical work pattern.
4. Organizational Environment- job content- refers to repetitive tasks and pace of work
5. Social Environment and Psychosocial risks- harassment and discrimination in offices and factories
6. Work-related outcomes concerned with perceptions of health risk, work absences and job satisfaction.

What is the so-called Systems Approach in the Workplace?

Safety engineering- develop to prevent industrial accident, control of the4 work environment to reduce or eliminate hazards