Psychosocial risks, stress and mental health at work

Tabled by Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Séverine Werbrouck, Marie Dauchy, Mélanie Disdier

18. Removed: Requests the Commission to carry out an impact assessment including an assessment of existing legislation complemented by a competitiveness and SME test and to submit, on the basis of Article 153(2), point (b), and Article 153(1), point (a), of the TFEU and the result of the aforementioned steps, a legislative proposal on work-related psychosocial risks, stress and mental health at work which would address the remaining gaps in existing legislation and avoid creation of overlapping legal instruments, with view to an equivalent, high level of protection for all workers in the Union following the recommendations set out in the Annex hereto; Added: Considers that priority should be given to the effective implementation and enforcement of the existing Union occupational safety and health framework; considers that additional Union legislation should only be envisaged where clear regulatory gaps cannot be effectively addressed by Member States, in full respect of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality and without imposing disproportionate administrative or financial burdens, in particular on SMEs and micro-enterprises;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE788.290