Press Release: Agency welcomes social partner agreement on work-related stress

Work-related stress is Europe's second biggest occupational health problem, after back pain, accounting for more than half of all staff absenteeism. It is against this background that Europe's social partners (UNICE, ETUC, UEAPME, CEEP) signed an agreement, on 8 October 2004, that provides a framework for employers and workers to identify and prevent or manage problems of work-related stress.

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European Agency for Safety and Health at Work: Preventing psychosocial risks at work: Working on stress: Resources http://osha.europa.eu/en/campaigns/ew2002/resources

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