Activities of Elena LIZZI 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 (12)
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected the mental well-being of those facing financial uncertainty, as well as of vulnerable populations, including ethnic minorities, the LGBTI+ community, the elderly, persons with disabilities and young people, as well as those living in rural and mountain areas;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the fact that the TEU allows for more EU action on health than has actually been taken; cConsiders mental health to be the next health crisis and that the Commission must, in cooperation with the Member States, examine all relevant possibilities to tackle this, including the urgent creation of an EU Mental Health Strategy;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that proactive approaches to digitalisation, such as flexible work hours and establishing employee assistance programmes, can help to mitigate work- related stress; notes that artificial intelligence systems, if used properly, may provide further options for this;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the shift to teleworking during the pandemic and the flexibility it provided to employees could improve work-life balance; encourages companies and social partners to provide clear and transparent rules on teleworking arrangements and urges the Member States to encourage this;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers the right to disconnect essential to ensuring the mental well-being of employees; reiterates its calls on the Commission to propose legislation requiring line managers to set minimum requirements for remote working;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that the measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers are 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 and to encourage a 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, 2021.
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to propose, in consultation with the social partners, a directive on psychosocial risks and well-being at work aiming to effectivelyonsiders that occupational safety and health prevention policies should also involve employees in the identification and prevention of psychosocial risks inand the workplace; considers that occupational safety anrefore calls on the Member States, having consulted thealth prevention policies should also involve employees in the identification and social partners, to complement these policies by factoring in the prevention of psychosocial risks;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that it is essential for managers and senior staff to be provided with the psychosocial training required to adapt to work organisation practices and foster a deep understanding of negative mental health and the workplace;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines that given the lack of sufficient mental health support and policies in the workplace, employees often have to rely on services provided by non- governmental organisations (NGOs)ational hospital facilities that involve considerable waiting time; calls for workplaces to ensure employees have access to in-house mental health support and remedies;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Stresses the importance of mental health professionals and services and calls on the Member States to involve them more closely in the provision of mental health services and solutions at the workplace;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Encourages the CommissionMember States to launch education and awareness initiatives on mental health in the workplace; urges the Commission to make 2023 the EU Year of Good Mental Health to achieve this;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Calls on the Member States also to address the obstacles and difficulties arising, including those linked to mental health problems, and to the recruitment and continued employment of persons with disabilities, who were among the most neglected during the pandemic;