How to ensure workers well-being in the digital age?

Abstract

Technology and flexible work arrangements have potentially positive effects on workers’ well-being, by favouring autonomy, work-life balance, reduced role conflicts and stress. Nevertheless, they can also trigger new psychosocial risks derived from intensification of work, overlap between work and life, constant connectivity, and permanent availability. In this context, the paper carries out a legal analysis of working time policies recently recognized at European level to determine their opportunity and potential to contribute to workers’ well-being in the digital age.

Keywords

• technology
• well-being
• flexible work arrangements
• health and safety
• right to disconnect
• registry of working time