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The workplace has evolved with technology to reflect the needs of the users. It has now extended out of the building to many other places. Office design has changed to allow for flexible use and there is now a focus on making the space support healthy work patterns. Wellbeing has now become a strategic issue for leaders, contributing to business success. Digital technologies are becoming addictive and employers have to have programs in place to counter this.
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Thomson, P., Chadwick, A., Hämisegger, L. (2018). Wellbeing and the Workplace. In: Thomson, P., Johnson, M., Devlin, J. (eds) Conquering Digital Overload. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63799-0_9
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