WORKS - Work Organisation and Restructuring in the Knowledge Society - is a pan-European research project which aims at improving our understanding of the major changes in work. Taking account of the global forces and of the regional diversity within Europe, the project will investigate the evolving division of labour within and between organisations and the related changes at the workplace.

updated: 23 August 2007

24-hour society
There are many expressions used to describe the concept of a 24-hour society, including: 'flexible society,' 'post-fordist society', 'post-modern society', 'information society', etc.
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Absenteeism
Absenteeism refers to an employee's unscheduled, unplanned and sometimes un-allowed absence from work. Absenteeism has several forms.
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Accidents
We can distinguish between several major forms of accidents: personnel accidents, industrial accidents and environmental accidents.
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Affective labour
See Emotional work

Atypical work
Atypical, or non-standard work is work carried out under employment relationships not conforming to the traditional employment model which characterised previous phases of economic development.
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Autonomy at work
In the work context, the term 'autonomy' refers to the extent to which the job allows the job holder to exercise choice and discretion in his or her work as well as when individuals feels that they have some influence and control over their jobs.