Psychosocial hazards, such as high workloads, long hours, and lack of control or autonomy, significantly impact employee mental health and wellbeing, with stress and mental ill health often arising when demands outweigh individual's resources. Job demands, including unachievable deadlines, cognitive overload, and emotional challenges, have intensified due to societal changes.
Recognising the issue of excessive job demands and the impact on employee wellbeing, there is a need for collaboration between researchers, organisations, and employees to answer the question: "How can we effectively manage the issue of excessive work demands?"
For this project we collaborated with four prestigious companies using a Participatory Action Research methodology to explore work demands, and design and implement interventions to address them.
Research Summary (PDF, 569 Kb)
Read the full report here
Work Demands Research Report (PDF, 1.1 Mb)
Case Studies
Our four partner organisations covered a breadth of sectors, and each faced their own unique issues relating to work demands which are explored further in these case studies.
Case study one: The energy sector (PDF, 171 Kb)
Case study two: Health care sector (PDF, 184 Kb)
Case study three: Higher education sector (PDF, 128 Kb)
Case study four: Government department (PDF, 180 Kb)
Our launch webinar
Launch webinar slides (PDF, 1.1 Mb)
Our 2025 research will focus on developing a professional framework for wellbeing practitioners.
To learn more about our research consortium or join the 2025 research project please email hello@affinityhealthatwork.com
