Sustainable Job Growth

“Sustainable Job Growth” is a motto for many governments, especially in the aftermath of a recession. The problem of ‘job quality’ is less often addressed and may be seen as 1 job growth. The sentiment ‘any job is better than no job’ may resonate with governments as well as people, especially in the context of high unemployment. However, if the 2 between improving the quality of 3 jobs and creating new jobs becomes greatly imbalanced towards the latter, this could increase work stress among 4 and future workers, which in turn has health, economic and social costs. A recent British Academy Policy Centre Report on Stress at Work highlights these 5, and describes the context, determinants and consequences of work-related stress in Britain.