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An ETUC resolution on actions for combatting stress and eliminating psychosocial risks in the workplace: putting an EU Directive on the agenda

Brussels 27 July 2018 Stress is a serious workplace issue One quarter of Europeans experience stress from work [1]. Stress is experienced when the demands from the work environment exceed the workers ability to achieve them or control them. Job insecurity throughout the economy (including increases...

France: the social partners reject the idea of a standard on mental health in the workplace

As part of the discussions in a body overseen by the Labour Minister, France's social partners stated clearly that they were opposed to any draft standard on mental health and safety in the workplace. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) would like to begin work on this draft...

Young Workers, Mental Health And Social Media

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2018

Congress notes the emerging evidence highlighting the potential implications of social media on mental health, particularly in young people. Recent research suggests those who used social media for more than two hours a day are more likely to report mental...

Adopted

Mental Health

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2018

Conference congratulates the Northern Ireland Committee on its commitment to the Better Work Better Lives Campaign. Conference is particularly concerned about the serious – and often hidden –impact that low pay and lack of decent work, lack of investment in...

Adopted

Devolution

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2018

As we meet, it is approximately 450 days since the NI Assembly was suspended. With still no progress on the re-establishment of the executive in Northern Ireland one of the unintended consequences is that significant decision are being made with no democratic...

Adopted

Violence & Safety

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2018

Conference (i) notes with concern the growing number of assaults, both physical and verbal, by parents and pupils on teachers and other education workers which go unreported in schools. (ii) further notes the zero tolerance approach to assaults on workers in...

Adopted

Safer Workplaces

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2018

Congress is alarmed by the blatant disregard in too many post-primary schools of the Health, Safety and Welfare of teachers, support staff and students in practical subjects. Congress is deeply concerned that in response to requests by some principals a...

Adopted

Harassment

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2018

Congress is alarmed by the persistence of sexual harassment at work and the fact that almost every woman will at some point in her lifetime experience sexual harassment. A recent EU-Wide European study found that over a million women or one in every two in the...

Adopted

Sexual Harassment

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2018

Congress is deeply concerned by the compelling evidence of the increasing incidence of sexual harassment in the workplace, including sexist ‘jokes’ and ‘banter’, unwanted touching and the growing objectification of women and girls. Congress is appalled at the...

Adopted

Technology and Robotics for Better Work and Better Lives

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2018

Rapid advances in technology and robotics are presenting an urgent challenge to workers and society. The trade union movement must be prepared to challenge the drive by employers to undermine jobs, wages and conditions by the introduction of new technology...

Adopted

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An ETUC resolution on actions for combatting stress and eliminating psychosocial risks in the workplace: putting an EU Directive on the agenda

France: the social partners reject the idea of a standard on mental health in the workplace

Young Workers, Mental Health And Social Media

Mental Health

Devolution

Violence & Safety

Safer Workplaces

Harassment

Sexual Harassment

Technology and Robotics for Better Work and Better Lives

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