The aim of this work was to introduce a new combined method of subjective and objective measures to assess psychosocial risk factors at work and improve workers’ health and well-being. In the literature most of the research on work-related stress focuses on self-report measures and this work represents the first methodology capable of integrating different sources of data.

While global economies are in a tremendous need for talented workers that could fill vacancies in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, available evidence shows that highly skilled migrants with a background in these fields are not protected from brain waste and deskilling. In this paper, we add to the previous literature on the employability of highly skilled migrant women from the specific—and under-investigated—perspective of labor market intermediaries. We specifically investigate what the barriers and resources are for employability of highly skilled migrant women in STEM, as perceived by labor market intermediaries’ professionals; and what the training needs are that labor market intermediaries’ professionals perceive to effectively work with this target group. We use unique explorative survey data collected in 2018 in five countries (Greece, Hungary, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom) from professionals working in diverse labor market intermediary organizations. We find that these professionals perceive the employability of migrant women in STEM as rather low, and strongly determined by migrant women’s psychological capital. Professionals in Southern Europe perceive structural barriers as more important than those in other countries. Professionals display training needs related to ad-hoc mentoring and networking competences for this specific target group. We discuss theoretical and practical implications.

The literature highlights the need for innovation in the training of senior care professionals to enable them to respond to emerging challenges and provide services oriented towards the quality of life of older adults. The aim of the research is to explore the training needs of professionals in the care of frail older people, particularly in light of the Covid-19 experience, using an exploratory qualitative research design. Interviews and mini focus groups were conducted with 25 participants, and the data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The results suggest the need to promote caregivers’ social-emotional competencies and adopt person-centred approaches to ensure the professional well-being and quality of life of older persons. Analizzare bisogni formativi di chi opera nella cura di anziani fragili: gli esiti di una prima ricerca esplorativa. La letteratura sottolinea la necessità di innovare la formazione dei professionisti della cura della terza età, affinché siano in grado di rispondere alle sfide emergenti e fornire servizi orientati alla qualità della vita degli anziani. L’obiettivo della ricerca è quello di esplorare i bisogni formativi delle figure professionali della cura delle persone anziane fragili, anche alla luce dell’esperienza del Covid-19, adottando un disegno di ricerca qualitativo di tipo esplorativo. Sono state condotte interviste e mini focus group con 25 partecipanti e i dati sono stati analizzati con l’analisi tematica. I risultati suggeriscono la necessità di promuovere le competenze socio-emotive dei caregiver e di adottare approcci centrati sulla persona per garantire il benessere professionale e la qualità della vita degli anziani.