DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-820-7-0029

A SENCE OF SAFETY AS AN ELEMENT OF MEDICAL WORKERS RELATIONS MANAGEMENT DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Anna ALBRYCHIEWICZ-SŁOCIŃSKA

Ensuring a sense of safety at the place of work is definitely one of the priority aspects of managing medical workers in a crisis situation formed as a result of the COVID- 19 pandemic. Furthermore, care for good employee relations is a special challenge for the managerial staff, taking into consideration the intensity of stress and possibility of conflicts.
Purpose: The aim of the article is to present the views of medical personnel on their sense of safety at work during the COVID-19 pandemic as an element shaping relations among employees.
Design/methodology/approach: The study was carried out in December 2020 on a representative sample of Polish medical workers. It focused on learning their opinions on functioning in the workplace in the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research was conducted using the CATI method.
Findings: Research results show relations between the sense of safety at work of medical personnel and relations among employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research limitations: The COVID-19 pandemic situation, affecting organizations and society, is unprecedented due to its increase, resources or solutions involved, and the lack of existing literature.
Practical implications: The presented research results emphasized the importance of the sense of safety at work during the COVID-19 pandemic and also indicated the important role of the human resource management in shaping good relations among employees in this crisis situation.

Klíčová slova: COVID-19 pandemic, employee relations, human resource management, management in healthcare units, sense of safety at work

stránky: 29-37