Inappropriate behavior in the workplace, such as bullying, aggression, violence, discrimination or sexual intimidation, as well as excessive work pressure, can lead to numerous physical, psychological and social complaints. There is increasing attention to how the culture of organizations and leadership influence the experiences of social safety of employees. The Netherlands Labour Authority (NLA), a government agency responsible for monitoring policies on working conditions and compliance with labour laws and regulations, joins this effort in investigating and supervising the psychosocial workload (PSA) of employees, and what employers can do to combat PSA. Through this, the NLA aims to influence the culture within organizations through its supervision so that this leads to positive effects on the PSA of employees and their experiences of social safety. The NLA is looking to improve its instruments to test employers' policies to combat PSA among employees. This has provided insight into the current state of affairs, but it has not yet been made sufficiently clear what is needed to improve any problem areas. It is also unknown how both organizations and supervisors can check whether measures intended to improve social safety actually have the desired effect.

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PhD

L.P.H.M. Oskam

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Utrecht University

Supervisor

Dr. M. Vink

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Utrecht University

Supervisor

Prof. dr. N. Ellemers

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Utrecht University

• Psychology
• Social Psychology

• Employers’ organizations
• Governmental policymakers
• HR managers
• Managers
• Organisation science
• Policy advisors
• Psychology
• Social psychology

• Work

• Feedback Cycles

• Reconciling stakeholder interests

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Netherlands Labour Authority