Organisational restructuring/downsizing, OHS regulation and worker health and wellbeing

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 385-399

  Quinlan, Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Downsizing; Enforcement; Job insecurity; Occupational health and safety; Precarious employment; Regulation; Restructuring

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; LABOR UNIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEW SOUTH WALES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL DOWNSIZING;

EID: 34948828538     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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