As a result of an EU project on psychosocial health risks, new guidelines for managers to prevent stress and burnout at the workplace have been published. Today, 79% of European managers are concerned about work-related stress, while less than 30% of organisations in Europe have procedures in place for dealing with it. The publication gives an easy-to-read overview on the concept of psychosocial risks, its symptoms and ways to tackle them.

CEC European Managers had participated in the EU-funded project project “professionals and managers in the front line” between 2018 and 2019 , led by Eurocadres. The guidelines on psychosocial health risks are the result of a series of trainings conducted in this period. The publication comes at a time where a reported 61% of female managers experience sleeping problems and 20% of all managers experience anxiety, according to Eurofound’s 6th European Working Conditions Survey.

The project consisted in a series of seminars, during which selected managers from different countries and sectors have shared their views and personal experiences on psycho-social risks and the best strategies to fight them. These contributions offered the ground for the elaboration of the new guidelines. Finally, a conference took place in October 2019 in Lisbon, during which managers, experts, academicians and political representatives from the EU institutions have discussed the issue and identified solutions to go forward.

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