Job security refers to the stability and continuity of one’s employment within an organisation. It encompasses both the objective likelihood of retaining one’s job and employees’ subjective perceptions of their risk of job loss, each of which plays a fundamental role in supporting workplace wellbeing.

Conversely, job insecurity, whether stemming from actual instability or perceived threat, has been linked to heightened stress, anxiety, burnout, and reduced job satisfaction.

In this insight video, Playbook co-authors Dr Cherise Regier and Micah Kaats explain the best practice methods to improve both objective and perceived job security within you organisation, as well as best practices for dealing with unavoidable layoffs.

Work Wellbeing Playbook 2.0 is available as an open-access resource, free-of-charge, at worldwellbeingmovement.org/playbook.

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