Employee wellbeing in the digital age

Abstract

The accelerated development of the IT sector has been reconfiguring the labour market by creating new jobs and by changing work environments. It has linked people from all continents, allowing them to communicate easily within a virtual world. Even though IT has brought obvious benefits, it has also brought some serious challenges related to employee wellbeing. In the last few years, we have faced some serious problems that emerged as a consequence of mismanaged technological interventions. They have led to blurring the line between work and private life. Employee availability has made never-ending workdays a fact of life. Some new work stressors, such as technostress and workplace cyberbullying, have emerged. Solving these problems is a momentous challenge for experts from various scientific fields. The scientific endeavours have to point to the ways in which technology could be brought back to the role of improving work performance in a way that would enhance human wellbeing and make employees enthusiastic about their future in the digital age.