Essay On Occupational And Work Environment

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Introduction

It is usually said that change is investable and that change is good in most instances, of which is true. Change is good as is stated as it is the stage of transforming from a certain aspect to the other, changing the ways of doing things, but with this regard I am discussing the changes in the occupational and work environment in South Africa, How it has transformed from ancient history to this point in time, the processes that were undergone, the type of occupations that were occupied as well as the work environment that employees were surrounded with. In this assignment I will be discussing the changes in the occupational and work environment in South Africa in more thorough details to provide a better understanding and also to dwell a bit deeper on the current occupations and work environment that we find today.

The changing of the Occupation and Work Environment

The occupational and work environment has transformed for many centuries, changes have occurred drastically as years went by. In today’s modern days the occupations that many employees occupy and the modern working practice and technologies have been enforced and implemented because they have a significant way or capacity in moulding and shaping the nature of work and its effect on individual’s behaviour. It is quite evident that the nature of work in today’s modern days has evolved through centuries and has advanced to much greater heights, such as today’s modern technologies
Technology today has taken its toll in making sure that it replaces human labour in all aspects of work, furthermore surveys shows that work practices are increasingly prevalent in organisation in advanced industrial societies. Lawler (1995) states that “Yet when moder...

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