Chattu Vijay Kumar, Bani-Fatemi Ali, Howe Aaron, Nowrouzi-Kia Behdin
ReSTORE Lab, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1V7, Canada.
Center for Evidence-Based Strategies (CEBS), Global Health Research and Innovations Canada Inc. (GHRIC), 100 Consilium Place, Scarborough, ON M1H 3E3, Canada.
Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ. 2023 Aug 5;13(8):1441-1451. doi: 10.3390/ejihpe13080105.
Labour mobility and subsequent workers migration is an increasing trend worldwide and can be a force that counteracts Canada's shortage of skilled labour. Supercommuting allows workers facing economic challenges to pursue more financially advantageous work opportunities in other regions. This study aimed to evaluate the "supercommuting" labour mobility model and its impact on long-distance mobile workers' mental health and wellbeing. We utilized a non-experimental research design using convenience sampling from workers who participated in Blue Branch Inc.'s (Hamilton, Canada) supercommuting labour mobility model. An online questionnaire collected demographic data, work-related data, occupational stress measures related to burnout, and job-related stress data. Data collection was started on 1 April 2021, and of the total 58 participants, the majority (44, 76%) were male, born outside Canada, and had an average age of 32.8 years. Workplace Safety (95%), full-time employment opportunity (95%), career advancement possibility (95%), and income and benefits (94.9%) were found to be the most crucial factors to keep study participants working in their current position. Of the 47 participants who experienced burnout, only one showed severe burnout in each domain (personal, work-related, and colleague-related). There is a great need for preventative burnout programs and supportive employer resources for those who engage in long-distance labour commuting. The study emphasizes the need to encourage policymakers to develop solutions for training future Ontario workers to support mobile employment and long-distance labour commuting.
劳动力流动以及随之而来的工人迁移在全球范围内呈上升趋势，并且可能成为抵消加拿大熟练劳动力短缺的一股力量。超级通勤使面临经济挑战的工人能够在其他地区寻求经济上更有利的工作机会。本研究旨在评估“超级通勤”劳动力流动模式及其对长途流动工人心理健康和幸福感的影响。我们采用非实验性研究设计，从参与加拿大汉密尔顿市Blue Branch Inc.公司超级通勤劳动力流动模式的工人中进行便利抽样。一份在线问卷收集了人口统计数据、与工作相关的数据、与职业倦怠相关的职业压力指标以及与工作相关的压力数据。数据收集于2021年4月1日开始，在总共58名参与者中，大多数（44名，76%）为男性，出生在加拿大境外，平均年龄为32.8岁。工作场所安全（95%）、全职就业机会（95%）、职业晋升可能性（95%）以及收入和福利（94.9%）被发现是促使研究参与者留在当前岗位工作的最关键因素。在47名经历职业倦怠的参与者中，每个领域（个人、工作相关和同事相关）只有一人表现出严重职业倦怠。对于那些从事长途通勤工作的人来说，非常需要预防性的职业倦怠项目和雇主提供的支持资源。该研究强调需要鼓励政策制定者制定解决方案，以培训未来的安大略省工人，支持流动就业和长途通勤工作。
