ABSTRACT
The world of work has changed dramatically during the last decades as technological advancements, organisational restructuring and new forms of employment have become common place for most organisations. According to Kompier the major changes that organisations have faced involve globalisation, increased utilisation of information technology, changes in the workforce, flexibility and new organisational practices, together with their effect on job characteristics and employees health and well-being. In particular, the top 10 emerging risks were categorised into five main topics: new forms of employment and job insecurity; occupational safety and health (OSH) risks for the ageing workforce; work intensification; high emotional demands at work; and poor work life balance. Finally, due to the wide range of flexible employment contracts, it is important to examine the differences among them with regards to workers occupational health. However, it appears that it is important for workers well-being that they are involved in the decisions about how their work time is organised.
