The brutalisation of work under neo-liberalism

Increasing exclusion from the labour market, an all-time high in sick leave and disability retirement, increasing stress at the work place, less influence over one’s work situation: the signals that something dramatic is about to happen to our labour market and our whole relationship to work are many. And yet, although ten thousands are excluded from employment every year, there is little focus on the real reasons and driving forces behind this development. Most politicians and employers are staring blindly at the symptoms. Even the trade unions are not willing to go under the surface.

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