The Value of Wellness in the Workplace A Perspective of the Employee

This book examines the links between employee-organisation relationships, work wellness and the impact thereof on the labour market from a South African perspective. By employing this focus, the book explains the role of the employment relationship and th

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Bennie Linde

The Value of Wellness in the Workplace A Perspective of the Employee-Organisation Relationship in the South African Labour Market

SpringerBriefs in Economics

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Bennie Linde

The Value of Wellness in the Workplace A Perspective of the Employee-Organisation Relationship in the South African Labour Market

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Bennie Linde North-West University Potchefstroom South Africa

ISSN  2191-5504 ISSN  2191-5512  (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Economics ISBN 978-981-287-401-6 ISBN 978-981-287-402-3  (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-287-402-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015930004 Springer Singapore Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © The Author(s) 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer Science+Business Media Singapore Pte Ltd. is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Contents

1 Work Wellness in South Africa: A History of Change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 South Africa’s Changing Labour Relations System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.3 The Employee-Organisation Relationship and Wellness. . . . . . . . . . 5 References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2 The Psychological Contract. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2.1 The Psychological Contract as Part of the Employee-Organisation Relationship (EOR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2.2 Breach and Violation of the Psychological Contract. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2.3 Employee and Employer Obligations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2.4 Influence of the Social Context on the Psychological Contract. . . . . 17 References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .