European report warns of emerging workplace psychological risks
February 1st 2008

Changes in working environments are leading to higher stress levels and the potential deterioration of mental and physical health, according to a report from the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work.

The report identifies the main psychosocial risks related to new forms of employment contracts as: job insecurity, work intensification, high emotional demands, violence at work and a poor work-life balance.

The agency says workrelated stress is one of the biggest occupational safety and health challenges faced in Europe and predicts the number of people suffering from stress-related conditions caused or made worse by work is likely to increase.

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