QWL - Quality of working life

Japanese: QWL - キューダブリュエル(英語表記)quality of working life
QWL - Quality of working life
Also known as quality of working life, this is a general term given to various measures to change the way workers work in the workplace to make it more suitable for humans and for a prosperous society. In the 1970s, mainly in the American automobile industry, dissatisfaction with monotonous work and autocratic supervision at high wages grew, and as a countermeasure, the adoption of group production methods instead of conveyor belt methods and the expansion and enrichment of job content were proposed. These measures increased labor productivity and at the same time increased workers' satisfaction with their work. This increase in job satisfaction results in a greater sense of purpose in life and in social life. In Japan, it has also attracted attention in connection with the reduction of working hours.

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Japanese:
勤労生活の質ともいわれ,勤労者の職場における労働のあり方をより人間に適したもの,豊かな社会に適したものに変えるための諸方策に付けられた総称。 1970年代に,アメリカの自動車産業を中心に,高賃金の下での単調作業や専制的監督方式に対する不満が高まり,その対策としてベルトコンベヤー方式に代えグループ生産方式を採り入れ,職務内容を拡大・充実させることが提唱された。それらは労働生産性を高めると同時に,勤労者の仕事に対する満足度を高めることになった。この職務満足の増大により,人生および社会生活への生きがいも高まる結果になる。日本でも労働時間の短縮と結び付いて注目されている。

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