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Teachers' work-related stress: European-wide Survey - Assessment, Comparison and Evaluation of the Impact of Psychosocial Hazards on Teachers at their Workplace in the EU
Project time frame
2010-2011
Short summary of the project
The project presented here has the purpose to further develop the work previously carried out in the ETUCE project “Teachers’ Work-Related Stress: Implementing the ETUCE Action Plan and the European Autonomous Agreement on Work-Related Stress”. Supporting the inclusion of psychosocial hazards in collective agreements in the education sector remains a highly important issue for national teacher unions and the ETUCE.
The previous work-related stress (WRS) project was carried out in 2009 and focused on carrying into effect its Action Plan on Work-Related Stress and supporting the ETUCE member organisations to continue implementing the European Framework Agreement on Work-Related Stress signed by ETUC-UNICE/UEAPME in 2004.
The ETUCE member organisations developed practical guidelines and exchanged good practice examples of establishing risk assessment systems at national and school level which include psychosocial hazards.
On these grounds, a new ETUCE work-related stress project was initiated to continue and deepen the work ETUCE has accomplished so far.In 2010 ETUCE began this European-wide research project to collect concrete information and facts on work-related stress amongst teachers. In May 2011 a survey was launched to gather data on the impact of psychosocial hazards on teachers inviting teachers from 500 schools (grassroot level) in all EU/EFTA countries to participate. The survey takes is constructed on the basis of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ). The results will serve both ETUCE member organisations at national level in collective agreements and the ETUCE that in cooperation with the European Federation of Education Employers (EFEE) recently established the European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee in Education, which has work-related stress as a priority topic on its agenda.
This project is supported by the European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion.
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