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These working practices are a source of what is known in the field as “psychosocial hazards� Within the workplace they contrubuted to increace competition, higher expectations as regards performance, fast-paced and intensive work, irregular and longer working hours higher job demans and job insecurtiy and a slac of control over the content and organization of work and reduce work opportunities. Add to that fear of losing their jobs, reduce motivation of staff, decerease financial stability and you and up with the serious consequences for workers mental health and weleing with a significant financial bottom line. These related direct and indirect costs are only beginning to be quntifed. Still, some develop countries assess the economic impact of work-related depression in 617 billion a year, which includes the costs to employers of absenteism and presenteeism liss of productivity, healthcare costs and social welfare costs in the form of disabilty benefit payments.