We adopted the psychological contract (PC) perspective to explore anticipated employment obligations. e psychological contract is an important framework for understanding employment relationships, employee behavior and work outcomes (Cullinane et al., 2006), especially with the changing nature of work due to workplace fragmentation and more flexible forms of employment (Guest, 2004). e psychological contract can be defined as “…individual beliefs, shaped by the organization, regarding the terms of an exchange agreement between individuals and their organization” (rousseau, 1995:9). research consistently shows that if a breach of the PC occurs, i.e. if employees perceive that organizations have failed to fulfill their promises or obligations, this leads to negative work