Job Allocation for Employees Returning to Work after Mental Health Treatment : Case Study of an R&D Department in a Pharmaceutical Company

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  • メンタル不調からの復職者への適正な仕事配分 : ある製薬企業研究開発部門の事例分析

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This study analyzes factors influencing employees' return to work after mental health treatment. Interviews were conducted with employees and their supervisors in the R&D department of a pharmaceutical company, followed by comparative analysis of the cases. The analyses revealed three important findings. First whether an employee can successfully return to work after mental health treatment depends on the difficulty level of tasks assigned to them. The difficulty levels include "moderately difficult" and "very difficult" followed by relatively easy jobs. When planning job allocation for such employees, supervisors should consider not only the quantity but also the quality of allocated work. Especially, it is important for supervisors to use proper timing in allocating jobs of moderate difficulty to such employees. Second, in some cases, supervisors cannot allocate jobs of moderate difficulty in the original departments of employees returning after mental health treatment. Under such circumstances, supervisors reassign the employees to other departments if they have successful returns, but do not do so in failed cases. Third, allocating fewer working hours at an early return-to-work stage does not necessarily contribute to a successful outcome.

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  • CRID
    1390001206118466432
  • NII Article ID
    110009857400
  • DOI
    10.24533/spls.6.1_94
  • ISSN
    24332984
    18831850
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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    Disallowed

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