Flexible working conditions and their effects on employee health and wellbeing
TL;DR: The findings of this review tentatively suggest that flexible working interventions that increase worker control and choice (such as self-scheduling or gradual/partial retirement) are likely to have a positive effect on health outcomes.
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Abstract: Flexible working conditions are increasingly popular in developed countries but the effects on employee health and wellbeing are largely unknown. The object of this review is to evaluate the effects (benefits and harms) of flexible working interventions on the physical, mental and general health and wellbeing of employees and their families.
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