While 26 deputies have appealed to the JDD for burnout to be recognized as an occupational disease, doctors are in favor.
26 deputies are stepping up to the plate. In an appeal to the government published in the Sunday Newspaper, they want burnout to be recognized as an occupational disease by Social Security. The goal? That stress at work “be the responsibility of those who are responsible for it, that is to say the employers” can we read in the appeal. published in the JDD.
“Today, one in four employees in the private sector declares having had a serious psychological problem at work”, underline the 26 deputies. In total, according to a study by Technologia, more than 3 million working people are at risk of professional burnout.
A measure favorably judged by Marie Pezé, psychologist and psychoanalyst at the origin of the consultations ” Suffering and Work ”Since 1997 for whom“ it is up to the company to preserve the physical and mental health of its employees ”.
Listen to Marie Pezé, doctor of psychology: ” Being able to declare all pathologies linked to nervous exhaustion as an occupational disease would be a godsend both to improve the health insurance accounts a little bit and to bring the issue of occupational health back to the work organization. “
For this specialist, burnout requires specific treatment: “We cannot take charge of burnout in the same way as classic depression. We need a specific psychotherapeutic approach. Hospitalizing burn-out employees in psychiatric departments with serious pathologies is nonsense. “
Listen to Dr Agnès Martineau, occupational physician Technologia firm (1): “ As recognition of occupational disease is based on the polluter pays principle similarly pathogenic companies will have to pay taxes. “
According to the Cegos barometer, which lists more than 1,000 employees and managers from companies specializing in different sectors, 26% of employees and 22% of managers say they have been victims of psychological disorders such as depression or burnout in during their career.
These disorders are mainly due to overwork and poor organization, which can lead to social isolation. Indeed, a third of employees (32%) admitted to having more and more difficulty separating professional and private life. That is 6% more than in 2013. However, they have a good perception of the atmosphere within the company. Indeed, more than one in two considers themselves satisfied with the atmosphere at work.
(1) Professional risk assessment and prevention firm which has been advocating for the recognition of burnout as an occupational disease for several years
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