Can ‘good work’ keep employees healthy? Evidence from across the EU

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Published:  June 2008

Authors:  Rebecca Fauth and Alana McVerry

Series:  Knowledge Economy Programme Report

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Abstract

This paper examines the relationship between changing occupations and workers’ health and wellbeing, it argues that the increasing number of professional and managerial jobs in developed countries is a significant part of the explanation of why stress seems to have become so prevalent and severe.