2021/2098(INI) Mental Health in the Digital World of Work
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| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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WALSH Maria ( EPP)
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DURÁ FERRANDIS Estrella ( S&D),
CAÑAS Jordi ( Renew),
VAN SPARRENTAK Kim ( Verts/ALE),
LIZZI Elena ( ID),
RAFALSKA Elżbieta ( ECR),
GUSMÃO José ( GUE/NGL)
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| Committee Opinion | FEMM |
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| Amendments | Dossier |
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2021/2098(INI)
2022/03/11
EMPL
261 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 — having regard to Articles 2, 3, 14, 15, 21, 31, 32 and 35 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 b (new) — having regard to the report of the European Youth Forum of 2021 entitled “Beyond Lockdown: the ‘pandemic scar’ on youth” ;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls for the EU institutions and Member States to recognise the high levels of mental health issues a
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls for the EU institutions and Member States to recognise the high levels of mental health issues across the EU and commit to actions regulating and implementing a world of work which strongly commits to the prevention and protect
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls for the EU institutions and Member States to recognise the high levels of mental health issues across the EU and commit to actions
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution 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 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls for the EU institutions and Member States to recognise the high levels of mental health issues across the EU and commit to actions regulating and implementing a world of work which protects workers’ mental health and reinforce social protection rights;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls for the EU institutions and Member States to recognise the high levels of mental health
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls for a follow-up on the implementation of the WHO European Framework for Action on Mental Health and Well-Being 2021-2025;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Regrets the fact that the TEU allows for more EU action on health than has actually been taken; considers
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 — having regard to the Eurofound report of 9 November 2021 entitled ‘Impact of COVID-19 on young people in the EU’, and the Eurofound report of 10 May 2021 entitled ‘Living, working and COVID-19: Mental health and trust decline across EU as pandemic enters another year’,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Re
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Regrets the fact that the TEU allows for more EU action on health than has actually been taken; considers mental health to be the next health crisis and
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Regrets the fact that the TEU allows for more EU action on health than has actually been taken; considers mental health to be the next health crisis and that the Commission must examine all relevant possibilities to tackle this, including the urgent creation of a
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Regrets the fact that the TEU allows for more EU action on health than has actually been taken; considers mental health to be the next health crisis and that the Commission must examine all relevant possibilities to tackle this while respecting the principle of subsidiarity, including the urgent creation of an EU Mental Health Strategy;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Regrets the fact that the TEU allows for more EU action on health than has actually been taken; considers mental health to be the next health crisis and that the Commission must examine all relevant possibilities to tackle this, including the urgent creation of an EU Mental Health Strategy with adequate funding and relevant legislative proposals; stresses the essential role of stakeholders’ participation, such as civil society and social partners, in the definition and implementation of such initiative;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Regrets the fact that the TEU allows for more EU action on health than has actually been taken; considers mental health to be
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that an EU Mental Health Strategy should aim to require Member States to integrate mental health services with physical services given the interlinkages between the two, to deliver evidenced-based, effective and compassionate care, to expand the services so that more adults can access treatment, to support people to find or stay in work, inter alia;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that the pandemic demonstrated the need for coordinated EU- level action to respond to health emergencies, revealing shortcomings in foresight, including in preparedness and response tools and adequate funding; calls on the Commission and the Member States to include mental health impacts in their health crisis and pandemic emergency response and preparedness work;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 a (new) — having regard to Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the accessibility requirements for products and services
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that the pandemic demonstrated the
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that the pandemic has demonstrated the need
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that the pandemic demonstrated the need for coordinated EU- level action to respond to health emergencies, revealing shortcomings in foresight, including in preparedness and response tools;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Welcomes therefore the ongoing negotiations on a Regulation on serious cross-border threats to health repealing Decision No 1082/2013/EU, as well the ongoing negotiations on establishing a European Centre for diseases prevention and control and strengthening of the mandate of the European Medicine Agency;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Applauds the frontline
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Applauds the frontline staff who sacrificed their own well-being to perform
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recognises that quality employment
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 b (new) — having regard to Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recognises that employment can be one of the elements that provides individuals with purpose and a sense of identity; notes, however, that the purpose and sense of identity can be challenged in a context of increasing digitalisation of work; emphasises the positive
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recognises that employment can provide individuals with purpose and a sense of identity, as well as financial security and independence; emphasises the positive relationship between good mental health and work p
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recognises that employment
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recognises that
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recognises that employment can provide individuals with purpose and a sense of identity; emphasises the positive relationship between good mental health and work productivity;14 reiterates however that a negative working environment can lead to physical and mental health problems and subsequent absenteeism; prevention is therefore a key; __________________ 14 OSHWiki, Mental Health at Work
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Recognises the opportunities that the digital transformation creates for the employment of persons with disabilities on the open labour market; stresses, in this context, that the digital transformation should not lead to isolation and social exclusion;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Draws attention to the difficulties faced by older people due to changing working conditions and new digital tools; stresses the importance of access for all workers, but especially for older people, to lifelong learning and professional development adapted to the individual needs of workers;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Recalls that proactive approaches to digitalisation, such as flexible work hours and establishing
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Recalls that
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Recalls that proactive approaches to digitalisation, such as flexible work hours negotiated between employers and employees, a human-centric design and use of technologies; and establishing employee assistance programmes, can help to mitigate work-
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 c (new) — having regard to Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Recalls that proactive approaches to digitalisation, such as adequate workload and structural work organisation, flexible work hours and establishing
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Recalls that proactive approaches to digitalisation, such as strengthening the digital skills of workers, allowing flexible work hours and establishing employee assistance programmes, can help to mitigate work-
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution 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 143 #
Motion for a resolution 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 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the preventive and protective measures aimed at eradicating violence, discrimination and harassment in the world of work, including third-party violence and harassment (i.e. by customers, clients, visitors or patients), where applicable, apply regardless of the reason and the cause of the harassment and that they are not limited to cases based on discriminatory grounds; calls on the Member States to ratify the ILO Convention No.190 and the Recommendation No.206 on violence and harassment and to put in place the necessary laws and policy measures to prohibit, prevent and address violence and harassment in the world of work; calls on the Commission to make sure that the directive on combatting violence against women and domestic violence fully covers violence and harassment at work in its scope and among criminal offences and workers receive appropriate protection, with the involvement of trade unions;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Stresses the need to protect workers against exploitation by employers in the use of AI and algorithmic management, including prediction and flagging tools to predict employees behaviour and identify or deter rule- breaking or fraud by workers, real-time monitoring of progress and performance and time tracking software, automated behavioural nudges; calls for a ban on surveillance of workers; calls on the Commission and Member States to present a proposal to ensure appropriate protection of workers’ rights and well- being, including mental health, and fundamental rights, such as non- discrimination, privacy, human dignity in an increasingly digitalised workplace;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Considers it necessary to develop a new paradigm to factor in the complexity of the modern workplace in relation to mental health, taking the view that the regulatory instruments currently in force are not sufficient to guarantee the health and safety of workers and therefore need to be updated and improved;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 d (new) 8d. Emphasises that the use of technology and artificial at the work place should never be used to the detriment of the mental health and well-being of workers; Notes that deployment of artificial intelligence at work must not lead to excessive monitoring in name of productivity nor result in workers’ surveillance;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 e (new) 8e. Notes that there is a wide digital gender gap in specialist skills and employment in the ICT sector, where only 18% are women and 82% men25a; whereas it is vital for technology systems to be designed in an inclusive way, to avoid discrimination, mental health issues or harm caused by a non-inclusive design; urges the Commission and Member States to work together to close the digital gender gap of women in STEM, and look into providing incentives for ICT organisations to hire a diverse workforce; __________________ 25a European Commission, Women in Digital Scoreboard 2020
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution 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;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 20 Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes Directive (EU) 2019/1158 on work-life balance for parents and carers
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes Directive (EU) 2019/1158 on work-life balance for parents and carers as it provides flexibility and alleviates work-related issues; stresses however, that women continue to
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes Directive (EU) 2019/1158 on work-life balance for parents and carers as it provides flexibility and
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes Directive (EU) 2019/1158 on work-life balance for parents and carers as it provides flexibility and alleviates work-related issues; stresses however, that women continue to be disproportionately affected; calls on the Member States to go beyond the requirements of the Directive and provide more favourable conditions for the workers who provide informal care to their dependent relatives; calls on the Member States to strongly commit to the protection of workers´ family time and work-life balance;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes Directive (EU) 2019/1158 on work-life balance for parents and carers as it provides flexibility and alleviates work-related issues; stresses however, that women continue to be disproportionately affected and therefore should be provided with the choice of either in-house professional support, external professional support and/or family support, without these needing to be of an exclusive nature, but rather could act as a supplement between each other;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes Directive (EU) 2019/1158 on work-life balance for parents and carers as it provides flexibility and alleviates work-related issues; stresses however, that women continue to be disproportionately affected, as shown unequivocally during the pandemic;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes that the shift to teleworking during the pandemic
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes that the shift to teleworking during the pandemic and the flexibility it provided to employees c
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes that the swift shift to teleworking
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes that the shift to teleworking during the pandemic and the flexibility it provided to
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 20 Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution 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 to provide clear and transparent rules on teleworking arrangements; reiterates, however, that the shift to teleworking is not possible for workers whose Member State of the employer is different from the Member State of their family residence; these workers were due to the inflexible EU social security rules forced to spend months without their families during the COVID-19 pandemic; calls therefore on the Commission to consider the revision of EU social security rules in order to enable teleworking from the different Member States than the Member State of the employer;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution 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 162 #
Motion for a resolution 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 to provide clear and transparent rules on teleworking arrangements; emphasises in this connection that a full or partial shift to teleworking should be the result of an agreement between employer and employee;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Points out that teleworking combined with childcare (especially for children with special needs) is a threat to family life and the well-being of both parents and children;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers the right to disconnect essential to ensuring the mental well-being of employees;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers that the right to disconnect
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers the right to disconnect essential to ensuring the mental well-being of employees; reiterates its calls on the
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers the right to disconnect essential to ensuring the mental well-being of employees; reiterates its calls on the Commission to
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers the Right to Disconnect essential in ensuring the mental wellbeing of employees; recalls for the Commission, to
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers t
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 21 a (new) — having regard to report of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) of 22 October2021 entitled ”Telework and health risks in the context of the COVID-19pandemic: evidence from the field and policy implications” ;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers the right to disconnect essential to ensuring the mental well-being of employees
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers the right to disconnect essential to ensuring the mental well-being of
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers the right to disconnect essential to ensuring
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution 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 without delay legislation requiring line managers to set minimum requirements for remote working and telework;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution 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, whilst taking into consideration of the European Social Partners Framework Agreement on Digitalisation, which includes arrangements for connecting and disconnecting; recalls that the Framework Agreement provides for the social partners to take implementation measures and that a legislative proposal before the end of that implementation period would disregard the role of social partners laid down in the TFEU; insists that any legislative initiative respects the social partners' autonomy at national level, national collective agreements, and national labour market traditions and models, and does not affect the right to negotiate, conclude and enforce collective agreements in accordance with national law and practice;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution 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 whilst taking into consideration the European Social Partners Framework Agreement on Digitalisation, which includes arrangements for connecting and disconnecting;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Notes, however, that teleworking is not yet available to all workers due to insufficient digital skills levels and that the increased use of home-based telework during the COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated the pre-existing digital divides across EU-countries and across population groups within countries; stresses the importance of fighting against the digital divide in Europe and the necessity of retraining in order to ensure a sufficient level of digital skills for all workers; calls for more targeted investments into the provision of digital skills, in particular to groups which are more digitally excluded, such as persons with low socio-economic status, low educational background, older persons and persons living in rural and remote areas;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that the
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that the
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 24 — having regard to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) health policy study of 2021 entitled ‘A New Benchmark for Mental Health Systems: Tackling the Social and Economic Costs of Mental Ill Health’, and the study of OECD of 2021 entitled ‘Fitter Minds, Fitter Jobs: From Awareness to Change in Integrated Mental Health Skills and Work Policies’,
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that the Directives on the minimum safety and health requirements in the workplace and for work display screen equipment may open up opportunities for improving the protection of workers using digital devices, including self-employed workers and platform workers;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Stresses that AI solutions in the workplace must be ethical and human- centric, transparent, fair and avoid any negative implications for workers’ mental health; recalls that the pandemic has only highlighted the risks of a new digital economy, that is transforming the nature and organisation of work, and have dire consequences on the working conditions by increasing control, surveillance and pressure, work-loads and working hours, creating work-complexity, eradicating transparency and social interaction, and deeply affecting the health and safety of workers, including mental health; is concerned about the lack of knowledge of internal functioning of algorithms which can make the health risks they entail, go unnoticed, causing insufficient preventive measures to be taken; considers that by addressing issues such as privacy, vigilance and tracking, non- discrimination and ethical aspects, the EU must protect workers against surveillance at the workplace; highlights that tracking apps to monitor workers as well as recruitment discrimination due to the use of algorithms or employment screenings services in breach of data protection, represent dangerous trends and have to be urgently tackled; calls in this regard on the Commission, to urgently present a Directive to regulate the use of AI technologies at the workplace in views of protecting workers from health and safety risks, including mental health risks derived from discrimination, health and safety concerns of machine decisions, hyper-connectivity and macro surveillance; calls, in particular, for the introduction of safeguards against the adverse impacts of algorithmic management on the health and safety of workers; stresses that algorithms deployed in the areas of work must be transparent, non-discriminatory and ethical, and that algorithmic decisions must be accountable, contestable and, where relevant, reversible, and consequently must be subject to human oversight; calls for this directive to include a specific mandatory risk assessment that should be established as part of the occupational risk prevention plan and carried out by an expert in occupational risks;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Stresses that the provision of accessibility and reasonable accommodation is applicable in work- related digital environments and, therefore, employers should put in place measures to adapt and ensure fair and equal working conditions for persons with disabilities, including those with mental health issues, including the compliance with relevant digital accessibility standards derived from Directive (EU) 2019/882, as well as the provision of reasonable accommodation to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities and prevent any mental health problem among the workers;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution 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 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 d (new) 12d. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to modernise the OSH legislative framework by reviewing Directive 89/654/EEC and Directive 90/270/EEC laying down minimum safety and health requirements for the workplace and work with display screen equipment;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution 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) 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 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is concerned about the disconnect between current policy on mental health and attitudes in the workplace
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is concerned about the disconnect between current policy on mental health and attitudes in the workplace creating stigma; emphasises that due to stigma and discrimination, employees often feel unable to discuss mental health issues; recognises that employees who return after mental health leave are often poorly accommodated; calls
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is concerned about the disconnect between current policy on mental health and attitudes in the workplace creating stigma; emphasises that due to stigma and discrimination, employees often feel unable to discuss mental health issues; recognises that employees who return after mental health leave are
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 25 — having regard to EU-OSHA and Eurofound report of 2014 entitled ‘Psychosocial risks in Europe: Prevalence and strategies for prevention’,
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is concerned about the disconnect between current policy on mental health and attitudes in the workplace creating
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is concerned about the disconnect between current policy on mental health and attitudes in the workplace creating stigma; emphasises that due to stigma and discrimination, employees often
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is concerned about the disconnect between current policy on mental health and attitudes in the workplace creating stigma; emphasises that due to stigma and discrimination, employees often feel unable to discuss mental health issues; recognises that employees who return after mental health leave are often poorly accommodated; calls for
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is concerned about the disconnect between current policy on mental health and attitudes in the workplace creating stigma; emphasises that due to stigma and discrimination, employees often feel unable to discuss mental health issues; recognises that employees who return after mental health leave are often poorly accommodated; calls for workplaces to provide clear information about their in- house mental health support services15, adopt clear and effective prevention strategies as well as support strategies for the workers who return to work after longer absence;15
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Reminds that harassment and discrimination on multiple grounds exist in the workplace and are a frequent source of stress and disconnection from the workplace; reminds that in particular discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, sex, gender and sexual orientation, racialised perceptions, educational or socio-economic status and belonging to perceived minorities are widespread and should be addressed; considers any form of harassment in the workplace to be a serious cause for mental health issues, particularly affecting women, including new avenues for such behaviours by digitalisation of work, whereas organisations often do not have anti-harassment policy in place, nor prevention measures; deems it important to include anti-harassment policy in health and safety measures at work;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Stresses the importance of prevention and combating harassment in the digital world of work, through awareness campaigns and support for businesses, especially SMEs, towards putting in place anti-harassment and bullying policies;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 c (new) 13c. Is concerned about an approach to health which makes no distinction between mental health problems that pre- exist before the integration into work (e.g. bipolar disorder, schizophrenia) and those resulting from exposure to psychosocial risk factors at work (e.g. reactional depression, burnout, musculoskeletal disorders); regrets that this approach risks focusing only on the individual state of mental health rather than on the causes likely to affect it (conditions of employment and work, staffing levels, workload);
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) — having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights, in particular principle 10
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 28 a (new) — having regard to the petitions submitted to the Committee on Petitions, for instance No 0956/2018 and No 1186/2018,
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Believes that the current measures to
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution 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;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution 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 move from individual-level actions to a work organisation approach; notes, however, that those diseases may be multifactorial16
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Considers that mental health issues are sometimes misused by employees to justify being granted extended periods of leave, to excuse workplace misbehaviour and to evade dismissal from the workplace; acknowledges that such examples can be costly for businesses and sometimes affect the mental wellbeing of fellow colleagues; considers that caution must be taken to distinguish between genuine mental health issues and those who seek to use it as an excuse;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Acknowledges that when tackling psychosocial risks, the national labour inspectorates can have an important role by enforcing preventive and/or corrective interventions in the context of work; calls on the ELA to work on a common strategy for the national labour inspectorates to tackling psychosocial risks, including the design of a common framework with regard to psychosocial risks evaluation and management, and the different labour inspectors' training needs;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 c (new) 14c. Calls for an EU wide information campaign on mental health awareness to address the stigma, misperceptions, and social exclusion that is often associated with poor mental health;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. C
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the right to physical and mental health is a fundamental human right and also links to other fundamental rights such as the right to human dignity in Article 1 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and the right to the integrity of the person, including mental integrity in its Article 3; whereas the WHO defines mental health as ‘a state of mental well-being in which people cope well with the many stresses of life, can realise their own potential, can function productively and fruitfully, and are able to contribute to their communities’10 ; __________________ 10 WHO, Mental Health: strengthening our
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to propose, in consultation with the social partners,
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to propose, in consultation with the social partners, a
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to propose, in consultation with the social partners, a
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to consider propos
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution 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 aim
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to propose, in consultation with the social partners, a directive on the management of psychosocial risks and well-being at work aiming to effectively prevent psychosocial risks in the workplace (also online), train management and workers, periodically assess progress and improve the work environment; considers that occupational safety and health prevention policies should also involve employees in the identification and prevention of psychosocial risks; notes that employee- attitude surveys can provide useful information on stress levels and sources, making it easier for the management to identify issues and make adjustments needed;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution 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 effectively prevent psychosocial risks in the workplace; considers that occupational safety and health prevention policies
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution 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 effectively prevent 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, inter alia, through questionnaires and other similar data collection exercises;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on the Commission to take into account the latest scientific evidence and research in mental health, especially regarding potential of innovative approaches in mental health treatment; encourages the Commission to closely follow and monitor best practices that have been already successfully implemented in this area and to facilitate exchange of those best practices among the Member States;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Calls on Member States to ensure the establishment of more committees on health and safety at work in order to ensure more frequent and accurate risk assessments and to strengthen the prerogatives of existing health and safety committees by giving them rights to invoke external expertise, including independent, third-party evaluations of exposure to work-related psychosocial risks;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 c (new) 15c. Calls for further integration of courses on similar psychosocial risks in the educational curricula;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that it is essential for
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that it is essential for
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that it is essential for managers to be provided with the
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution 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 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that it is essential for managers, including middle management, 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; insists that trade unions must play a central role in the design and implementation of both trainings and best practices;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to acknowledge and raise awareness on the impact on the mental health of workers of highly prevalent and disabling neurological disorders such as migraine; notes the importance of raising awareness in the workplace on the importance of identifying and avoiding triggers to prevent migraines;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the understanding of mental health issues in the workplace concerns both non-clinical aspects such as well-being, stress, burnout, and clinical aspects, mental disorders such as depression, drug addiction, alcohol disorders; whereas there needs to be a clear distinction between non-clinical and clinical mental health issues in order to avoid misunderstanding and stigmatisation, and in order to design and implement the right measures and treatments to manage them;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16b. Calls on the labour inspectorates to target the psychosocial working environment in inspections; invites the Senior Labour Inspectors’ Committee to put forward a new campaign on psychosocial risks building on the findings of the 2012 campaign and the recent developments;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 4 A modern world of work for
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Underlines that the management and mitigation of psychosocial risks is first and foremost the responsibility of the employer; regrets that given the lack of sufficient mental health support and policies in the workplace, employees often have to rely on services provided by non-
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Underlines that given the lack of
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Underlines that given the lack of
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution 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) who often lack support and resources themselves; calls for workplaces to ensure employees have access to in-house mental health support and remedies and information to steer the employees to healthcare professionals able to provide evidence-based treatment; calls on the Member States to ensure that public healthcare includes easy access to remote counselling;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution 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); calls for workplaces to
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution 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 n
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Underlines that given the lack of sufficient mental health support and
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on a recognition that self- employed and platform workers face the most precarious situations of employment conditions with a particular impact in their general wellbeing, work-life balance and mental health; urges the Commission and the Member States to recognise these precarious conditions and to include in the existing or to be defined legal frameworks instruments to reinforce their protection, namely by assuring equal rights and work conditions to access measures and practices in place for the workers with a regular contract;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas according to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, everyone has the right of access to preventive health care and the right to benefit from medical treatment under the conditions established by national laws and practices, and a high level of human health protection shall be ensured in the definition and implementation of all the Union's policies and activities;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution 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 18. Encourages the
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Encourages the Commission to launch education and awareness initiatives on mental health in the workplace as well as the Commission and the Member States to leverage EU funds towards the establishment of mental health digital platforms and applications; urges the Commission to make 2023 the EU Year of Good Mental Health to achieve this;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Encourages the Commission to launch education and awareness initiatives on mental health in the workplace; urges the Commission to
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Encourages the Commission 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; calls on the Commission to study the feasibility of establishing a common EU helpline number for mental health support; calls on the Commission to dedicate an adequate budget to relevant calls for proposals under its EU4Health, work programme, Erasmus+, HorizonEurope, DigitalEurope and other EU programmes;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Urges the Commission to consider adding psychosocial health and well- being indicators and targets to its revised Social Scoreboard; urges the Commission to reflect the occupational health and safety considerations in the annual European Semester cycle, as well as the monitoring of the implementation of the national Recovery and Resilience Plans of the Member States; recommends the Commission and the Member States to apply the Health Equity Impact Assessments in relation to mental health impacts of existing and planned employment and digital work policies;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18b. Urges the Member States to include costs with Mental Health Occupational Diseases in their annual budgets; calls on the Commission in cooperation with Member States to ensure local and other relevant public authorities to have sufficient staff and public resources to provide mental health support and services to all who need them;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 c (new) 18c. Reminds that employers’ responsibility for occupational health and safety continues to apply in a telework context; calls for support in the provision of ergonomic equipment, guidance on ergonomic workspaces at home and on the importance of taking regular breaks and ensuring human interaction;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Recognises that the lack of statistics on the prevalence of mental health issues within the workplace especially within SMEs and among SME owners and the self-employed, undermines the need for urgent intervention; calls for Eurostat to gather statistics which include mental ill health and
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Recognises that the lack of statistics on the prevalence of mental health illness
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the pandemic has changed working conditions for many workers in Europe, highlighting new and current issues related to well-being in the workplace; whereas many workers had to cope with increased stress due to the increased care responsibilities connected to home-schooling and childcare during lockdowns or providing informal care to dependent relatives;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Recognises that the lack of statistics on the prevalence of mental health issues within the workplace undermines the need for urgent intervention; calls for Eurostat to gather statistics disaggregated by gender, age and other relevant features which include mental
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Is concerned that entrepreneurs and SMEs in particular are in need of support to manage the impact of everyday pressures and stressors, as well as the challenges of running a business on their mental health, as well as to promote mental health awareness in the workplace and calls for EU-level efforts to
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Is concerned that entrepreneurs and SMEs in particular are in need of support to promote mental health awareness in the workplace and calls for EU-level efforts to assist them in risk assessment
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Is concerned that
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls on the Member States to assess the possibility of creating local and/or regional level intermediation services for psychosocial risks to provide advice and technical support to the self- employed, employers/managers and workers (especially from micro- enterprises and SMEs), organisations and social partners on psychosocial risk prevention, on psychosocial conflicts in the workplace, as well as to disseminate information on psychosocial risks and their prevention;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Points out that 64 % of young people between 18 and34 were at risk of depression in 2021 due to lack of employment, financial and educational prospects, as well as loneliness and social isolation; stresses that one of the best tool to tackle mental health issues amongst young people is to provide them with meaningful, stable and desirable educational and employment perspectives; calls on the Commission to address the disruption in access to the
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Points out that 64 % of young people between 18 and 34 were at risk of depression in 2021 due to lack of employment, financial and educational prospects, as well as loneliness and social isolation, with young women and young people in marginalised situations more severely affected; calls on the Commission to address the disruption in access to the labour market which has put young people at greater risk of experiencing mental health issues17 and take action to support young people in accessing and retaining adequate employment; __________________ 17 OECD, Supporting young people’s
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Points out that 64 % of young people between 18 and 34 were at risk of depression in 2021 due to lack of employment
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 b (new) 21b. Stresses that fundamental rights, such as mental health, must be the subject of a single European regulatory approach, with a view to ensuring equal respect and equal conditions for all workers, not least in order to eliminate the worst forms of dumping at the expense of workers’ health;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution 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;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the pandemic has changed the working conditions for many workers in Europe
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas according to Eurofound, 20 % of jobs in Europe were of ‘poor quality’ in 2017 and put the physical or mental health of workers at increased risk; whereas psychosocial risks can arise from bad organisation and management as well as unfair working conditions; whereas according to the OECD, financial uncertainty and job insecurity are risk factors associated with poor mental health; whereas strengthening public employment services and investing in long-term and quality jobs are key to combat poor mental health among workers;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas Eurofound found in its COVID-19 surveys that the pandemic posed many challenges for workers working remotely, with consequences in relation to the organisation of working time, well-being, and the physical work environment, all these aspects negatively affecting mental health;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 b (new) — having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B d (new) Bd. whereas one-third of the workforce in Europe is working remotely;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B e (new) Be. whereas the considerable increase in teleworking may benefit workers and businesses; whereas the right to physical and mental health must also be safeguarded in this context;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B f (new) Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B g (new) Bg. whereas according to EU-OSHA, psychosocial risks may result in negative psychological, physical and social outcomes such as work-related anxiety, burnout or depression; whereas working conditions leading to psychosocial risks may include excessive workloads, conflicting demands and lack of role clarity, lack of involvement in making decisions that affect the worker and lack of influence over the way the job is done, poorly managed organisational change, job insecurity, ineffective communication, lack of support from management or colleagues, psychological and sexual harassment, and third party violence;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B h (new) Bh. whereas this new situation requires us to adopt a fresh and broader definition of health and safety at the workplace, which can no longer be separated from mental health;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B i (new) Bi. whereas increasingly, employers use digital tools such as apps, software and AI to manage their workers; whereas algorithmic management presents new challenges for the future of work, such as technology-enabled control and surveillance through prediction and flagging tools, remote real-time monitoring of progress and performance and time-tracking, automated behavioural nudges which can generate excessive speed and efficiency pressure for workers, track employees’ behavioural patterns, exacerbate discriminatory practices and entail significant risks for, workers’ health and safety, notably including mental health, workers’ right to privacy and human dignity13a; __________________ 13a Workplace Monitoring & Surveillance, Data & Society, Mateescu, A., Nguyen, A., Explainer: February 2019
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B j (new) Bj. whereas workers experience stress when the demands of their job are excessive and greater than their capacity to cope with them; whereas in addition to mental health problems, workers suffering from prolonged stress can go on to develop serious physical health problems such as cardiovascular disease or musculoskeletal problems;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B k (new) Bk. whereas for work-organisation, the negative effects of psychosocial risks include poor overall business performance, increased absenteeism and presentism (workers turning up for work when sick and unable to function effectively) and increased accident and injury rates; whereas, absences tend to be longer than those arising from other causes, and work-related stress may contribute to increased rates of early retirement; whereas the cost to businesses and society are significant;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected the mental wellbeing of those in financial uncertainty, as well as vulnerable populations
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected the mental well-being of
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected the mental well-being of
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected the mental well-being of those facing financial uncertainty or care responsibilities, with women constituting a majority of these groups, as well as of vulnerable populations, including ethnic minorities, the LGBTI+ community, the elderly, persons with disabilities
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected the mental well-being of those facing financial uncertainty, with particular negative consequences for women, workers with chronic health conditions as well as of vulnerable populations, including ethnic minorities, single parents, the LGBTI+ community, the elderly, persons with disabilities, homeless and young people;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution 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; people living in the outermost regions or areas on not well connected country sides;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the pandemic unleashed a steep increase in caring responsibilities in combination with working, affecting women disproportionately and widening the gender disparity in unpaid care; whereas this negatively impacted the mental health of people with care responsibilities16a; __________________ 16a EIGE, 2021 Gender Equality Index.
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) — having regard to the WHO Framework for Action on Mental Health,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas nine million adolescents in Europe (aged 10 to 19) are living with mental health disorders, with anxiety and depression accounting for more than half of cases1a; __________________ 1a European Parliament Resolution on empowering European youth: post- pandemic employment and social recovery (2021/2952(RSP))
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C c (new) Cc. whereas the pandemic has significantly impacted young people’s employment and income, with many experiencing job loss and a decrease of their income, therefore negatively impacting their mental health and well- being17a; __________________ 17a https://www.youthforum.org/files/Europe an20Youth20Forum20Report20v1.2.pdf
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas before the pandemic it was estimated that 25 % of EU citizens would experience a mental health problem in their lifetime11 ; whereas mental well-being has reached its lowest level across all age groups since the onset of the pandemic; whereas this is especially prominent among young people and those who have lost their job; whereas in spring 2021, there was an overall increase in negative feelings, such as tension/anxiety, loneliness, and feeling downhearted and depressed, across most social groups in the EU; whereas, according with Eurofound, an increase in depressive feelings was recorded particularly among younger groups, while the highest increase in loneliness was recorded for women over 50; __________________ 11 European Network for Workplace Health
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the mental health of young people has worsened significantly during the pandemic, with problems related to mental health doubling in several Member States compared to pre- crisis levels; whereas 64 % of young people in the 18-34 age group were at risk of depression in spring 2021, partly as a consequence of the lack of employment, financial and educational prospects in the longer run as well as a result of loneliness and social isolation; whereas the worsening of mental health can be also attributed to disruptions in access to mental health services and an increased workload, and a labour market crisis that disproportionately affected young people; whereas suicide is the second leading cause of death in Europe among young people;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas self-employed workers are excluded from the scope of application of the strategic framework for health and safety at work; whereas all workers should be equally and fully protected against psychosocial risks by the European occupational health and safety framework; whereas the new OSH framework 2021-2027 lacks efficient measures to prevent psychosocial risks at the workplace; whereas evidence shows that non-legislative measures are insufficient for psychosocial risks prevention; whereas approaches to and legislation on psychosocial risks vary significantly indifferent Member States;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D c (new) Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D d (new) Dd. whereas prevention, awareness raising, well-being activities and promotion of mental health and healthy culture at work can provide positive outcomes at improving the health of employees as well as provide new employment or volunteering opportunities;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D e (new) De. whereas a safe working environment that is not harmful to physical and mental health must be fully recognised as a fundamental right at national and European level;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D f (new) Df. whereas many EU inhabitants don’t have access to public mental and occupational health services; whereas public mental and occupational health services are notoriously underfunded;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) — having regard to the 2008 European Mental Health Pact,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas workplace issues that affect mental health include job burnout, harassment,
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas workplace issues that affect mental health include job burnout, harassment, violence, stigma and discrimination; whereas last year, the WHO revealed that worldwide more than 300 million people suffer from work- related mental disorders such as burnout, anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress; whereas one in four European workers feel work has a negative impact on their health12 ; __________________ 12 Eurofound, 6th European Working
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas workplace issues that affect mental health include job burnout, harassment, violence, stigma and discrimination; whereas one in four European workers feel work has a negative impact on their health12 ; whereas negative working environment may lead to physical and mental health problems, harmful use of substances or alcohol, absenteeism and lost productivity; __________________ 12 Eurofound, 6th European Working
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas workplace issues that affect mental health include job burnout, harassment, violence, stigma and discrimination and could be further aggravated online; whereas one in four European workers feel work has a negative impact on their health12 ; __________________ 12 Eurofound, 6th European Working
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas workplace issues that affect non-clinical mental health aspects include job burnout and stress, harassment, violence, stigma and discrimination; whereas one in four European workers feel work has a negative impact on their health12 ; __________________ 12 Eurofound, 6th European Working
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas workplace issues that affect mental health include job burn-out or bore-out, harassment, violence, stigma and discrimination and lack of ability to grow or be promoted; whereas one in four European workers feel work has a negative impact on their health12 ; __________________ 12 Eurofound, 6th European Working
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas persons with a history of mental ill health are among those facing the greatest barriers accessing the labour market and therefore are often afraid to disclose these issues with their employer or colleagues; whereas these people are more than average unemployed and lack the support needed to access and retain employment;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E c (new) Ec. whereas the initial response to the pandemic failed to include a workplace dimension and the critical role trade unions play to defend workers’ fundamental human right to a safe and secure workplace;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E d (new) Ed. whereas most EU sectoral social partners in the second half of 2020 recognised the importance of health and safety at work, the critical role of social dialogue and of sufficiently resourced public services to develop a preventive crisis strategy both in the public and private sectors;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 b (new) — having regard to the Presidency Conclusions of October 2019 on the Economy of Well-being, calling for a comprehensive EU Mental Health Strategy,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the costs of mental ill health are estimated at more than 4 % of GDP across all EU Member States;6a whereas the cost of work-related depression has been estimated at EUR 620 billion a year, resulting in EUR 240 billion lost economic output13 ;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the costs of mental ill health are estimated at more than 4 % of GDP across all EU Member States; whereas the cost of work-related depression has been estimated at EUR 620 billion a year, resulting in EUR 240 billion lost economic output13 ; whereas the prevention-related budgets across all EU Member States remain low at 3% of total health expenditure21a; __________________ 13 Opinion of the Expert Panel on Effective
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the costs of mental ill health are estimated at more than 4 % of GDP across all EU Member States; whereas depression is one of the leading causes of disability and the cost of work- related depression has been estimated at EUR 620 billion a year, resulting in EUR 240 billion lost economic output13 ; __________________ 13 Opinion of the Expert Panel on Effective
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the costs of mental ill health are estimated at more than 4 % of GDP across all EU Member States in 2015; whereas the cost of work-related depression has been estimated at EUR 620 billion a year, resulting in EUR 240 billion lost economic output13 ; __________________ 13 Opinion of the Expert Panel on Effective
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) Fb. whereas under EU occupational health and safety regulations, employers have the duty to protect workers’ safety and health in all aspects of work; whereas the reference to psychosocial risks is not explicitly referred to in the EU legal OSH framework; whereas Member States do not share legally binding common standards and principles regarding psychosocial risks, which leads to de facto unequal legal protections for workers;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F c (new) Fc. whereas inaccessible digital environments can cause distress, frustration and further fatigue for many workers with disabilities having a negative impact on their mental health, and the obligation of providing reasonable accommodation also applies in digital workplaces;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F d (new) Fd. whereas stable employment, health (including mental health), conditions for full development, and young people’s sense of influence and involvement are the basic preconditions for exiting the crisis, strengthening societies and rebuilding economies;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution 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 79 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F f (new) Ff. whereas, in many set-ups, workers’ well-being is businesses’ core concern;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 c (new) — having regard to the Council Conclusions of June 2020 on Well-being at work,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F g (new) Fg. whereas there are multiple occupational risk factors resulting from having AI systems managing work such as algorithms; whereas workers are concerned about the amount of personal data companies collect about them; whereas the feeling of being permanently observed is a risk factor in itself; whereas invasive technological control and lack of privacy can cause various psychosocial risks such as techno-stress, techno- anxiety, techno-fatigue or burnout; whereas Directive89/391/EEC states that ‘The employer shall have the duty to ensure the safety and health of the workers in every aspect related to the work’ and companies are obliged to perform assessments of occupational risks, i.e., the risks to workers’ safety and health from workplace hazards; whereas such assessments involve a systematic examination of all aspects of work, looking at what could cause injury or harm, whether the hazards can be eliminated and, if not, what preventive or protective measures are, or should be in place, to control the risks;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F h (new) Fh. whereas there is a risk of certain workers being coerced into working remotely on a permanent basis, particularly older workers and workers with disabilities, as a way of avoiding making workplaces accessible; whereas these categories are already at increased risk of social exclusion and the mental health problems that come from being cut off from the community around them; whereas it must therefore be ensured that remote working is a choice and not an obligation;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F i (new) Fi. whereas high rates of workers are moving to platform work, non-traditional work or atypical employment; whereas those workers may be subjected to increased psychosocial risks at work because of unpredictable working hours, job instability, lack of clarity in working relations, abusive control and surveillance as well as isolation;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F j (new) Fj. whereas in 2020, 11% of individuals between 55 and 64 have never used the internet; whereas the pandemic and telework context has put under particular stress workers who lack basic digital skills22a; __________________ 22a Eurostat
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F k (new) Fk. whereas according to the 13a OECD , around 39% of workers suddenly shifted to telework at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the number increased afterwards; whereas people who regularly work from home are more than twice as likely to work in excess of the requisite maximum 48 hours per week; whereas almost 30 % of teleworkers report working in their free time every day or several times a week; whereas the risk of suffering work-related mental illnesses is directly associated with an increased workload and pressure, excessive working hours and unhealthy work-life balance; whereas there are gender differences in the use of telework and women are at higher risk of suffering the negative consequences of working remotely; __________________ 13a https://read.oecd- ilibrary.org/view/?ref=1094_1094455- bukuf1f0cm&title=Tackling-the-mental- health-impact-of-the-COVID-19-crisis- An-%20integrated-whole-of-society- response.%20
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F l (new) Fl. whereas telework can blur existing lines between work and private life, implying higher work intensity and control; whereas the increase in working hours and blurring professional and personal boundaries may exacerbate online harassment even further; whereas harassment and bullying have a severe impact on workers mental health;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F m (new) Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Regrets that during the COVID-19 pandemic, worker’s mental health has been affected by many factors
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Regrets that during the COVID-19 pandemic mental health has been affected by many factors including education, health, economic, employment and social inclusion policies
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Regrets that during the COVID-19 pandemic mental health has been affected by many factors including education, health, economic, employment and social inclusion policies, inadequate work organisation and teleworking arrangements and poverty; calls for mental health to urgently be tackled by cross- sectional policies;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) — having regard to its resolution of 17 February 2022 entitled Empowering European youth: post-pandemic employment and social recovery
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Believes that excessive COVID-19 restrictions from the EU and national governments have contributed significantly to the deterioration of mental wellbeing in the workplace; considers, in particular, that vaccination requirements to maintain gainful employment in some Member States is both immoral and unjustified and has undoubtedly exacerbated the mental wellbeing of unvaccinated employees;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic crisis
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic crisis have caused a huge strain on the well-being of EU citizens and workers, particularly self-employed and platform workers, with higher rates of stress, anxiety and depression;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic crisis have caused a huge strain on the well-being of EU citizens, with higher rates of stress, anxiety and depression
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic crisis have caused a huge strain on the
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to prioritise mental health in the upcoming European care strategy; underlines that the link between socioeconomic factors, such as unemployment, housing insecurity, mental health and wellbeing, must be addressed to ensure a holistic and comprehensive approach towards mental health at EU level; highlights that uncertainty about the future, including the impact of climate change, is having a detrimental effect on the mental health, especially on youth; calls on the Member States, therefore, to make mental health an integral part of the EU’s socioeconomic recovery from the pandemic and an occupational health priority, in particular in educational and workplace environments;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stresses that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the transition from education to work, and can therefore cause high levels of stress, anxiety and uncertainty for young people at the beginning of their careers, also likely to worsen their employment prospects and feed into their mental health and wellbeing issues in a vicious cycle; calls for strengthened mental health support, including from public employment services, to address the wellbeing of unemployed persons;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Regrets that mental health has not had the priority awarded to physical health, has been deprived of funds and has been short of qualified staff across Member States, despite the intrinsic benefits associated with improved health and wellbeing and the large economic productivity gains and higher levels of work participation that derive from investments in public mental health; believes that rapid actions are needed to improve the current situation;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Stresses that, although changes at the workplace and in society are centred on health, safety and well-being, available evidence indicates that legislative and other measures designed achieve progress in these areas have failed to produce the anticipated results;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls for the EU institutions and Member States to recognise the
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