Job demands

Introduction

In the age of globalisation and digitalisation, a worldwide movement towards more networked organisation structures and fast moving societies is linked to an increase in responsibilities and workloads for many employees. The resulting demands may lead to psychological and physical health problems[1]. This is why there is a growing need to focus on job demands and their associated outcomes, such as worker health, well-being and performance. The following article focuses on job demands and their relationship with safety, health and well-being outcomes.

Key concepts

Job demands are all physical, psychological, social or organisational aspects of a job that require…