Burn-out, stress, pressure, bullying, suicide… So many words that we tend to associate more and more with the world of work. The inventory of psychosocial risks at work drawn up by the Cese is clear. Thus, according to Sylvie Brunet, the report’s rapporteur, “The impact of psychosocial disorders on our economic competitiveness is still largely underestimated. Absenteeism, turnover, the most diverse forms of disengagement, however, have a high cost for companies. We therefore express the hope that this opinion will enable economic and social players to better understand and prevent psychosocial risks, by adopting a process of progress and by questioning the very meaning of work in our society. »
While a survey conducted in 2010 showed that 62% of employees say they feel a high level of stress at work, it is to curb psychosocial risks that the Cese conducted a study aimed at establishing proposals to improve management pressure-related problems.
In particular, it recommends the obligation to submit “an organizational and human impact study” in the event of restructuring or reorganization of the company. It also recommends better medical monitoring of job seekers by the occupational health services and the CHSCT (health, safety and working conditions committees).
Furthermore, the Cese emphasizes the need to “reactivate employees’ right of expression” to prevent psychosocial risks by developing social dialogue on the health of employees and their working conditions and suggests the establishment, in the centers hospitals, “psychological health and work” consultation units.
