Captures how the structure and content of work influence employee ownership, meaningfulness, and internal motivation.

Reflects the cognitive and skill demands placed on employees to perform effectively and engage in problem-solving, decision-making, and innovation.

Measures the degree of social interaction, collaboration, and feedback available in the job, affecting belonging, cooperation, and engagement.

Captures the physical and environmental context of the job, including comfort, safety, and the tools and technology used.

Freedom to decide how, when, and what methods to use in completing work.

Performing a wide range of different tasks requiring diverse activities.

The job’s meaningful impact on others inside or outside the organisation.

Opportunity to complete a whole, identifiable piece of work from start to finish.

Direct, clear performance information from the work itself.

Requirement for cognitive effort, analysis, and handling multiple demands.

Need to monitor, analyse, and think deeply about data and situations.

Requirement for creativity and unique solutions to non-routine problems.

Use of diverse, high-level skills to complete work.

Depth and focus in a specific domain of expertise or tools.

Availability of caring, friendly, and welfare-focused relationships at work.

Mutual reliance on others to complete work tasks.

Frequency and depth of contact with external stakeholders.

Performance information received from managers or coworkers.

Physical comfort, safety, cleanliness, and environmental quality.

Muscular strength and endurance required.

Environmental safety, cleanliness, noise, and climate.

Variety, complexity, and learning curve of tools/technology.