European Economic
and Social Committee
European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe (UNICE), European Association of craft small and medium-sized enterprises (UAEPME), European Centre of Enterprises with Public Participation and of E...
Summary of the initiative
Name
European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe (UNICE), European Association of craft small and medium-sized enterprises (UAEPME), European Centre of Enterprises with Public Participation and of Enterprises of General Economic Interest (CEEP)
Objective(s)
Commission consultation (first phase): "The gaps in Community law and national legislation in this area show that action at Community level is necessary with a view to ensuring a minimum level of protection of workers against work-related stress".<BR>The social partners' agreement states the following objectives:<BR>- to increase the awareness and understanding of employers, workers and their representatives of work-related stress, draw attention to signs that could indicate problems of work-related stress;<BR>- to provide employers and workers with a framework to identify and prevent or manage problems of work-related stress.
Description of the Initiative
Sector
Sector
Commission DG
Contact Point - Commission
EMPL F.1.
Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act
Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act
LEGISLATIVE ACT
Year
2007
Title of Act
Articles 154 and 155 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
PRIVATE ACT
Year
2004
Title of Act
Framework agreement on work-related stress
Review, Revision or Sunset Clause Year
2008
Geographical Coverage
Description
Description
Problems that lead to the introduction of Self/Co-Regulation and the adoption of the Founding Act
Work-related stress is a major cause of concern, not only because of the health effects on individual workers, but also because of the economic impact on businesses and the social costs. 1999 figures estimate that work-related stress costs Member States at least € 20 billion annually. 28% of European workers, i.e. 41 million workers, were affected by stress at work in the year 2000.
Target Group(s)
Social partners in the Member States.
Type of Instrument(s)
Framework agreement (EU social dialogue text - autonomous agreement, see COM(2004) 557) http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/dsw/dspMain.do?lang=en. <BR>The EU social partners pursued an autonomous dialogue following the process of social dialogue but resulting in 'new generation agreements or autonomous agreements'. These are not transposed into legal acts and therefore do not fall in the remit of traditional social dialogue. Autonomous agreements or new generation agreements are implemented by the procedures and practices specific to management, labour and the Member States.
Level(s) at which private rules should be defined and applied
Type of Monitoring
| Conduct an initial survey of compliance capacity of future regulatees | Conduct regular visits and spot checks | Initiate complaints procedures | Maintain database of those bounded by the norms | Produce regular reports | Receive complaints and verify if norms were breached or not | Reflexive dialogue with the - stakeholders | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Commission | yes | yes | ||||||
| National public authority | yes | |||||||
| International public authority | ||||||||
| Private regulator (code owner) | yes | |||||||
| Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors) | ||||||||
| Self-appointed private parties (e.g. NGOs) |
Succinct description of the type of Monitoring
-
Type of Enforcement
| Faming, shaming and blaming | Judicial sanctions | Membership suspension/exclusion | Private fines | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Regulator | yes | ||||
| Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors) | |||||
| Court system | |||||
| Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) / Online dispute resolution (ODR) |
Succinct description of the type of Enforcement
-
Results of Commission Monitoring
Year of last Monitoring Results
2006
Scoring
Link / Reference of Evaluation
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/social_dialogue/docs/300_20060628_impl_stress_en.pdf
Downloads
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SMO self- and co-regulation database - private code 112