The European population is ageing owing to decreasing birth rates and increasing longevity. Population ageing is associated with a decrease in the size and ageing of the workforce. The majority of the EU Member States have reacted to this development by, among other measures, increasing...

This report confirms that work can have positive consequences for individuals' health and well-being if working conditions that promote job quality are present, such as social support, meaningful work, work-life balance and the ability to influence how the work is organised (see also EU-OSHA,...