Seasonal transitions and social responsibility

Issue title: Work Transitions: Knowledge Synthesis and Student Reflections

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Small, Mary Rose

Affiliations: School of Occupational Therapy, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B9, Canada. Tel.: +1 519 661 2111 88971; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: Objective: This paper is a reflection on work transitions in an international context. Participants: Seasonal employees and employer of the winery Emiliana. Methods: The following is a personal reflection by a Canadian occupational therapy student after a recent trip to Chile. Results and conclusions: The commitment to social responsibility by the winery Emiliana guided the reflection on work transitions of seasonal employees and the employer's provision of services to improve employee's quality of life.

Keywords: Commitment to social responsibility, quality of life, seasonal work

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-01570

Journal: Work, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 101-103, 2013