Department of Sociology, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria.
J Occup Environ Med. 2022 Mar 1;64(3):243-249. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002414.
Previous research found increased sickness presenteeism (working despite sickness) associated with home-based telework. The Covid-19 pandemic offers new insights into mechanisms, as a large proportion of the workforce was forced to work from home, irrespective of organizational and individual predispositions.
A path analysis based on survey data from a sample of teleworkers collected during the Covid-crisis was performed.
We found no general relationship between telework and sickness presenteeism. However, employees with telework experience before the pandemic use telework more often for work intensification which is associated with increased sickness presenteeism. As teleworking before the pandemic is associated with indirect work control (goal-directed management), indirect effects of such work organizations on presenteeism were confirmed.
As hypothesized in prior research, indirect work control may increase self-endangering behavior which is amplified by telework.
先前的研究发现，与居家远程办公相关的病假出勤（带病工作）有所增加。新冠疫情大流行提供了新的机制见解，因为很大一部分劳动力被迫居家办公，而不论其组织和个人倾向如何。
基于新冠危机期间对远程办公人员样本进行的调查数据，进行了路径分析。
我们没有发现远程办公与病假出勤之间的一般关系。然而，在大流行之前有远程办公经验的员工更频繁地将远程办公用于工作强化，这与病假出勤增加有关。由于大流行前的远程办公与间接工作控制（目标导向管理）相关，因此证实了这种工作组织对出勤的间接影响。
正如先前研究假设的那样，间接工作控制可能会增加自我伤害行为，而远程办公则放大了这种行为。
