Friday, October 08, 2004
[IWS] ETUC: WORK-RELATED STRESS FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT [8 October 2004]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
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From the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
Framework Agreement on WORK-RELATED STRESS
http://www.etuc.org/en/Press/releases/colbargain/Accord-cadres%20STRESS.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
Press Release-
Brussels, 8 October 2004
ETUC, UNICE/UEAPME and CEEP sign AGREEMENT on work-related stress
http://www.etuc.org/EN/Press/releases/colbargain/0810StressEN.cfm
Today, ETUC, UNICE/UEAPME and CEEP signed a framework agreement on work-related stress which is a concern for both employers and workers. The agreement was then presented to the European Commission. This agreement, concluded after nine months of negotiations, is to be implemented by the members of ETUC, UNICE/UEAPME, and CEEP, rather than by European legislation.
Stress is a complex phenomenon: although it is not a disease, it may cause ill-health. It can potentially affect any workplace and any worker. However, in practice, not all work places and not all workers are affected.
The agreement focuses on work-related stress only and aims at increasing the understanding of employers and workers of work-related stress and proposes a method for identifying problems and dealing with them.
The agreement contains a commitment of the members of ETUC, UNICE/UEAPME and CEEP to implement it in accordance with the practices specific to management and labour in the Member States.
Stress is a concern for both employers and workers. Approximately 28% of European Union workers report work-related stress each year. The agreement we signed today aims at addressing these problems in order to improve well-being of workers and increase companiesefficiencysaid ETUC, UNICE/UEAPME and CEEP.
AND MORE....
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
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Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
From the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
Framework Agreement on WORK-RELATED STRESS
http://www.etuc.org/en/Press/releases/colbargain/Accord-cadres%20STRESS.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
Press Release-
Brussels, 8 October 2004
ETUC, UNICE/UEAPME and CEEP sign AGREEMENT on work-related stress
http://www.etuc.org/EN/Press/releases/colbargain/0810StressEN.cfm
Today, ETUC, UNICE/UEAPME and CEEP signed a framework agreement on work-related stress which is a concern for both employers and workers. The agreement was then presented to the European Commission. This agreement, concluded after nine months of negotiations, is to be implemented by the members of ETUC, UNICE/UEAPME, and CEEP, rather than by European legislation.
Stress is a complex phenomenon: although it is not a disease, it may cause ill-health. It can potentially affect any workplace and any worker. However, in practice, not all work places and not all workers are affected.
The agreement focuses on work-related stress only and aims at increasing the understanding of employers and workers of work-related stress and proposes a method for identifying problems and dealing with them.
The agreement contains a commitment of the members of ETUC, UNICE/UEAPME and CEEP to implement it in accordance with the practices specific to management and labour in the Member States.
Stress is a concern for both employers and workers. Approximately 28% of European Union workers report work-related stress each year. The agreement we signed today aims at addressing these problems in order to improve well-being of workers and increase companiesefficiencysaid ETUC, UNICE/UEAPME and CEEP.
AND MORE....
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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