Work pressure. Parties to the collective agreement want to create enabling conditions that stimulate employees of the universities of applied sciences to do their work in safety, in good health and with pleasure so that they can contribute, in the best possible way, to high-quality education and research. An ever-changing society sets high requirement for the adaptability of the universities of applied sciences and for the way in which the work is organized. These changing circumstances result in a lot being asked from the employees in terms of responsibility, teaching skills and foreign language skills, digitizing of education, more and more student tutoring in smaller educational settings, operating in changing team compositions and roles. All of this requires proper working conditions and proper facilities. The labour market monitor 2017 shows that employees in higher professional education are above-average content in their work. It also shows that the workload is an important point for improvement. Universities of applied sciences have already been taking measures to decrease the workload, but this has not yet resulted in a decrease in the work pressure across the full width. One of the reasons is that the underlying causes for the work pressure vary and appear at different levels. Research shows that in order to decrease the workload, interventions are required at the lowest possible level in the organization: in the study and degree programme, in the team and for the employee himself. Workload policy The theme ‘workload’ requires a systematic approach within the university of applied sciences. In consultation with the PMR, it is being investigated for which parts of the organization or for which staff categories the workload is unacceptable in the sense that the balance between workload and the employee’s work capacity is deficient. Whenever work pressure is detected as a problem area, the employer, in consultation with the PMR, takes the next step. In the context of what has been said above, parties to the collective agreement have agreed that each university of applied sciences, in consultation with the PMR, develops a policy, before 1 April 2019, to prevent work pressure. The policy leaves room for the study and degree programmes and the service departments to implement their own approach in accordance with the specific needs and circumstances within the study and degree programmes and the service departments. Employee satisfaction survey and workload Parties t...
Work pressure. Achieving a proper balance between work and relaxation contributes to a healthy work environment. In this context, the bank constantly carries out surveys into perceived work pressure. These surveys are carried out in consultation with the employee representation bodies. The parties to the CLA evaluate the results of these surveys on a periodic basis.
