A Sustainable Working Life: Labour Market, Organization, and Health
Changes in the labour market pose significant challenges for achieving a sustainable working life. The Centre for Health Governance investigates how working conditions, leadership practices, and organizational structures can support health and long-term sustainability, especially within the welfare sector.
The labour market is undergoing substantial transformations that affect both individuals and organizations. An ageing workforce, increasing work-related ill health, and rapid digitalization are creating new challenges for sustainable working conditions. At the same time, the growing polarization of skills and occupations makes it increasingly difficult for some groups to adapt to the demands of the labour market. Addressing these challenges requires knowledge about how work environment, leadership, and organizational structures can support both health and long-term sustainability.
Research in this field investigates how labour market structures influence both physical and mental health, and how these effects vary across different industries and organizational forms. In healthcare and other welfare sectors, staff shortages and high workloads have created significant challenges. As a result, the need for sustainable working conditions and strategies to strengthen the work environment for care professionals is particularly pressing.
The Centre for Health Governance examines how changes in the labour market affect health and working conditions, with a focus on leadership, organizational structure, and policy development. This research provides evidence to inform strategies for building more sustainable working conditions within the welfare sector and other occupational groups.