Internationale Zeitschrift für psychische Gesundheit und Psychiatrie

Well-being & Work Challenges to Intervention in the Workplace

Andrew Weyman

Well-being & Work–Challenges to Intervention in the Workplace

Research on well-being at work is flourishing, reflecting the perspective that a strategic and proactive investment in developing healthy organisations can bring benefits to employers, employees and the wider society. Claims regarding the importance and benefits of enhanced employee well-being have strong intuitive appeal. However, there is currently a lack of clarity, or consensus, over even basic elements, to the extent that an agreed framework for measurement remains elusive.