Prevention of psychosocial risks

R&D has

• denounced untreated cases of harassment and abuse;
• informed on this vast and complex subject;
• identified the psychosocial risks at the Commission;
• proposed prevention schemes;
• proposed an action plan including primary, secondary and tertiary prevention.

Progress made

• new Commission decision on harassment with appointment of the Chief Confidential Counsellor
• the administration has started taking seriously this problem;
• taking into account harassment in the new GIP concerning IDOC investigations, particularly in the context of the protection of victims and witnesses;
• announcement of the implementation of a prevention policy;

R&D requests

• stop once and for all to bury their head in the sand by trying to deny all cases of harassment, particularly when members of management are responsible for it;
• the launch of a psychosocial survey;
• the recognition of professional pathologies related to these risks such as depressive states and burnout syndrome, chronic stress, psychosomatic diseases, musculoskeletal disorders, etc.;
• the creation of the post of Counsellor in psychosocial prevention
• the organization of the General States of Psychosocial Risks by inviting experts, members of the Administration, lawyers and staff representatives;
• the training of human resources managers to ensure better support for colleagues;
• the promotion of wellness areas.