Eurogip news and professional risks in Europe

Abroad

14/03/22

FRANCE: Telework in 2021 and its impact on work and health

In January 2021, 27% of employees were teleworking, compared to 4% in 2019, according to DARES in its February 2022 issue on “Teleworking during the health crisis - What practices in January 2021? What impacts on work and health?”.

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News

14/03/22

Social protection for platform workers: a new EUROGIP report

In the context of the publication by the European Commission of a proposal for a directive on the improvement of working conditions on digital platforms, EUROGIP publishes a new report entitled “Platform workers: what status for what social protection?”

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Community news

28/02/22

MEPs give their opinion on the strategic framework for OSH in the EU

The European Parliament's Employment and Social Affairs Committee adopted its report on the new EU Strategic Framework for Health and Safety at Work (OSH) 2021-2027 by a large majority on 1 February.

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Abroad

27/02/22

FINLAND: Legislation to better protect teleworking civil servants

According to the Ministry of Finance, the law needs to be changed to better protect teleworking civil servants. Extended coverage would include accidents that occur during lunch breaks or on the way to and from school.

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Abroad

26/02/22

ITALY: update on Covid-19-related work injury reports

The 16,779 work-related Covid-19 infections reported as accidents at work in January 2022 represent the highest figure recorded since 2020.

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Standardization

26/02/22

AI and occupational health and safety on the agenda of the EUROSHNET conference

The 7th EUROSHNET conference will be held on 20 October 2022 in Paris on the theme "Artificial Intelligence meets Occupational Safety and Health". Registration is open and the programme is online.

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Standardization

25/02/22

February 2022: What’s new in OSH standardisation?

EUROGIP monitors newly published texts or work in progress at European (CEN) or international (ISO) level in the field of occupational health and safety (OHS) standardisation.

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Community news

24/02/22

EU: promoting decent work

The Commission has just presented a Communication on decent work, which reaffirms the EU's commitment to decent work, both inside and outside its borders. The elimination of child and forced labour is at the heart of this effort.

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Abroad

23/02/22

SWITZERLAND: a commitment to health and safety benefits your company

This is a first. Five national occupational health and safety organisations are launching a joint campaign on the theme “Leadership Laboratory. Your commitment to safety and health benefits your company”.

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News

11/02/22

Register to the EUROGIP 2022 Discussions

On 5 April 2022, EUROGIP will hold its Discussions on Health and safety at work challenges in a changing world of work.

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