Employment precariousness is a social determinant that affects the health of workers,
families, and communities. Its recent popularity has been spearheaded by three main …

This contribution, which serves as the lead article for the Research Topic entitled “From
Meaning of Working to Meaningful Lives: The Challenges of Expanding Decent Work,” …

Summary The Commission on Social Determinants of Health, created to marshal the
evidence on what can be done to promote health equity and to foster a global movement to …

Social justice is a matter of life and death. It affects the way people live, their consequent
chance of illness, and their risk of premature death. We watch in wonder as life expectancy …

Background Flexible working conditions are increasingly popular in developed countries but
the effects on employee health and wellbeing are largely unknown. Objectives To evaluate …

The increased use of temporary contracts has instigated debates on possible implications
for employees' attitudes, well‐being and behaviour. The complex issues related to this …

Background Despite the fact that labour market flexibility has resulted in an expansion of
precarious employment in industrialised countries, to date there is limited empirical …

Background The pressing demands of work over the years have had a significant constraint
on the family and social life of working adults. Moreover, failure to achieve a …

We are told that'work is good for us' and that ill health is caused by'individual lifestyles'.
Drawing on research from public health, social policy, epidemiology, geography and …

Although there has been a sizeable empirical literature measuring the effect of job
precariousness on the mental health of workers the debate is still open, and understanding …