Activities of Elżbieta RAFALSKA related to 2021/2098(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Mental health in the digital world of work (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on mental health in the digital world of work
Amendments (14)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20
Citation 20
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected the mental wellbeing of those in financial uncertainty, as well as vulnerable populations, including ethnic minorities, the LGBTI+ community, the elderly, persons with disabilities and young people;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F e (new)
Recital F e (new)
Fe. whereas ensuring the health and safety of workers throughout their careers is a precondition for a balanced working life and active ageing;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the EU institutions and Member States to recognise the prevalent levels of mental health issues which exist across the EU and commit to proportionate actions regulating and implementing a world of work which preserves workers’ mental health and social protection rights;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that the Treaty on European Union (TEU) allows for more EU action on health thCalls for EU action on health to be stepped up, within the competences laid down in the Treaty on European Union; recalls that Member States have primary responsibility for health systems and has been takeealth care provision; Considers mental health to be the next health crisis and that the Commission must examine all relevant possibilities to approach this, including the urgentpossible creation of an EU Mental Health Strategy;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the pandemic demonstrated the need for coordinated EU level action and the sharing of best practices to respond to health emergencies, revealing gaps in foresight, including preparedness and response tools;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that proactive approaches to digitalisation, such as flexible work hours and establishing employee assistance programs, can help to mitigate work- related stress; notes that ethical AI systems may provide further options in this way;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the Directive (EU) 2019/1158 on work-life balance for parents and carers as providing flexibility and alleviating work-related issues; stresses however, that women continue to be disproportionately affected;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers the Right to Disconnect essential in ensuring the mental wellbeing of employees; recalls for the Commission, to proposegether with the Member States, to look into the need for legislation requiring line managers to set minimum requirements for remote working;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Stresses the impact of the shift to teleworking on the mental health of older people who remain active in the labour market; notes that older people are at particular risk of digital exclusion and that the digital divide between generations widens with age;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 e (new)
Paragraph 12 e (new)
12e. Calls on the Member States to expand the provision of digital education aimed at older people; stresses the importance of intergenerational exchange in the working environment;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 f (new)
Paragraph 12 f (new)
12f. Stresses the importance of the working environment and of the integration of workers for mental health; calls for assurance that teleworking will not lead to an increase in psychosocial risks and social, technological or digital exclusion;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that the measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers is not effective for the assessment and management of psychosocial risks; calls on the Commission to recognise anxiety, depression and burnout as occupational diseases, to establish mechanisms for their prevention and the reintegration into the workplace of those affected by psychosocial problems and to move from individual-level actions to a work organisation approach16 ; __________________ 16 European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (2021), Telework and Health Risks in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic: Evidence from the Field and Policy Implications
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to consider proposeing, in consultation with social partners, a directive on psychosocial risks and well-being at work aimed at the efficient prevention of psychosocial risks in the workplace; considers that occupational safety and health prevention policies should also involve employees in the identification and prevention of psychosocial risks;