Employer's strict liability for habitual overtime work

As a social being human beings make their work an inherent part of the process of humanising the place where they live. However because workers dedicate a large part of their time to the work environment they also become subject to various types of situations that can have a negative or positive impact on their physical and mental health. For Oliveira J. et al. (2010 p.636) following the lessons of Dejours Dessors and Desriaux work is a dimension of satisfaction balance and promotion of the individual's personal well-being but it can also become a factor of sadness and illness. The consequence of this for the worker's health whether the occupation is a source of pleasure or pain will depend on whether they are able to carry out a balanced activity a source of personal development or an exhausting occupation the source of malaise stress and occupational illnesses.