There is ample scientific evidence that working (and other organizational) life and its conditions are powerful determinants of health, for better or for worse. The relationship works both ways. Work affects health but health, more often than not, also affects a person’s productivity and earning capacity as well as his or her social and family relationships. Needless to say, this holds true for all aspects of health, both physical and mental (Levi, 2002). The many causes and consequences of work-related and other organizational exposures are widespread in the 15 European Union member states. Over half of the EU’s 160 million workers report working at very high speeds (56.
