The European framework agreement
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The European social partners -ETUC, UNICE, UEAPME and CEEP- signed on 8 October 2004 a framework agreement on work-related stress.
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[Read the text of the Framework agreement] |
This new European agreement marks a big step forward from the Framework Health and Safety Directive (EC 89/391):
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it acknowledges stress as a common concern of European employers, workers and their representatives;
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it includes work-related stress and its causal factors by name among the risks that should be prevented;
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it lays down a general framework for preventing, eliminating and managing stress factors (stressors), with specific reference to work organization, content and the working environment;
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these factors are detailed through a series of relevant examples that do not constitute a list which could have given rise to errors and omissions;
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the employers’ responsibility is clearly spelled out, while participation and cooperation by workers and their representatives in the practical implementation of measures to reduce stress (i.e., tackling stressors) are an essential part of the draft agreement;
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the agreement is oriented towards action to tackle stress;
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stress that does not stem from the workplace or working conditions is taken into account if it creates stress inside the workplace (“imported stress”).
On 15 December 2008, the European social partners unveiled a report serving as an initial assessment of the implementation process, just over four years after the Agreement was signed.
For more information:
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Seminar on trade union strategies for the implementation of the agreement
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As a follow-up to the negotiations on an European framework agreement on work-related stress, the TUTB has organized a 2-days seminar on this subject. The seminar was targeted at trade union occupational health & safety specialists of the EU.
See some presentations:
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The Framework Agreement on Stress from a health and safety point of view
Roland Gauthy (TUTB)
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Some legal interrogations about the Framework agreement on work-related stress
Stefan Clauwaert (ETUI)
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Stress at work
Viktor Kempa (TUTB)
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Stress at work: how is Ireland coping
Fergus Whelan (ICTU)
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Realisation and difficulties of the management of the stressors: examples from Denmark
Lone Jacobsen (LO-DK)
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Stress prevention at work: looking for stressed workers or cutting down unhealthy work organization conditions?
Salvador Moncada, Clara LLorens (ISTAS)
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Special issue of the Newsletter
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This special issue gives an overview on :
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trade union activities in the field of stress prevention
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national legislative initiatives on psychological harassment
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methodological tools for assessing psychosocial factors
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stress and MSD
[Download the Newsletter]
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- A review of workplace interventions that promote mental wellbeing in the workplace
Institute of Occupational Medicine (Edinburgh),The Keil Centre (Edinburgh), 2008
- Working together to reduce stress at work. A guide for employees
Health and Safety Executive (UK), 2008
- Psychosocial Working Conditions in Britain in 2008
Health and Safety Executive (UK), 2008
- Stratégie SOBANE - Gestion des risques professionnels : aspects psychosociaux
SPF Emploi,Travail et Concertation sociale (Belgium), 2008
- Does transition from an unstable labour market position to permanent employment protect mental health? Results from a 14-year follow-up of school-leavers
Reine I., Novo M., Hammarstrom A., BMC Public Health, 2008
- Working conditions and social dialogue
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound), 2008
- Work stress and coronary heart disease:what are the mechanisms?,
Chandola, T., et al., European Heart Journal, 2008
- Dépister les risques psychosociaux. Des indicateurs pour vous guider
INRS (France), 2007
- Expert forecast on emerging psychosocial risks related to occupational safety and health
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, 2007
- Raising Awareness of Stress at Work in Developing Countries. A modern hazard in a traditional working environment. Advice to employers and worker representatives
WHO, 2007
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- Belgium: Stratégie SOBANE appliquée aux aspects psychosociaux
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Belgium: WOCCQ (WOrking Conditions and Control Questionnaire)
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Denmark: COPSOQ (The Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire)
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EU: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
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EU: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
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France: Dossier INRS - Le stress au travail
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ILO: Specific information on violence and stress
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Nordic countries: QPSNordic
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UK: HSE - Stress homepage
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USA: NIOSH
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