Stress and mental health at work: a guide for union reps

"Stress is one of the main factors causing work-related ill-health. A growing number of union reps are voicing their concerns as low pay, job insecurity, precarious forms of employment and huge job cuts have left many struggling to cope. Union reps and safety reps have a key role to play in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Oates, Andrea
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: London 2016
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-084412480269-Stress-and-mental-health-at-wo.htm
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Summary:"Stress is one of the main factors causing work-related ill-health. A growing number of union reps are voicing their concerns as low pay, job insecurity, precarious forms of employment and huge job cuts have left many struggling to cope. Union reps and safety reps have a key role to play in ensuring that employers take their responsibilities for tackling work-related stress and mental health issues seriously. This booklet aims to provide reps with information, advice and guidance written from a trade union perspective, together with practical examples showing how unions and reps have tackled work-related stress across a range of industrial and service sectors and in a variety of workplaces."
Physical Description:64 p.
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