ABSTRACT
Well-being in the workplace is one of the essential domains for contemporary organisations. Several reasons can be advanced for the importance of studying employee well-being at work. The nature of global, technological, economic, demographic and social changes in the twenty-first century have affected, and will continue to affect work, workers and management in the coming decades as emphasis is placed on revolutions in business concepts and incremental progress, a little cheaper, better and faster. Work-related stress and mental health are another salient principles of growing importance for policy makers and organisations as the growing intensity and pressures of work are major problems facing British workers, and workers globally. Rising workloads is a major reason why some employees feel they cannot complete their work in the time available and need to work outside the normal working hours. The challenges and tensions of work, work-related stress and employee absence have implications for worker satisfaction and well-being.
