Time constraints and autonomy at work in the European Union (Summary)

Dhondt, Steven

Panorama general

Resumen del informe

Time constraints and autonomy at work in the European Union (Summary)

Publicado: 3 March 1998

Steven Dhondt

Organización del trabajo

Working conditions

The second European survey on working conditions (1996) shows the increase in the intensity of work. At the same time, workers' control over their work remains low. These two trends may explain why one-third of workers report stress. This report provides policy makers with information on stress factors in the workplace and therefore ways of preventing stress.

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N.º de referencia

EF9743

Informe de investigación

28 September 2000

Second European Survey on Working Conditions in the European Union

The second European survey on working conditions is a questionnaire-based survey, involving face-to-face interviews conducted outside the workplace. The questionnaire covers all aspects of working conditions: physical environment, workplace design, working hours, work organisation, social relationships at the workplace and highlights how stress and musculo-skeletal disorders are among the rising occupational hazards in the EU. The survey underlines a need for a more holistic and multidisciplinary approach to tackle health and safety issues in Europe. Above all, it clearly indicates that health issues must be central to an organisation's structure and development.