Psychosocial Risks in Labour and Social Security Law

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Work-Related Psychosocial Risks: Key Definitions and an Overview of the Policy Context in Europe

   • Stavroula Leka, Aditya Jain, Loic Lerouge

   Pages 1-12

3. General Legal Perspectives on Psychosocial Risks at Work

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13

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   2. Health and Safety Law and Psychosocial Risks at Work: A Comparative Overview of France and Other Countries

      • Loïc Lerouge

      Pages 15-30

   3. Comparative Study of the Psychosocial Risks Prevention Enforcement by the European Labour Inspectorates

      • Manuel Velázquez

      Pages 31-52

   4. Effectiveness and Problematic Aspects of the EU Framework on Psychosocial Risks

      • Marco Peruzzi

      Pages 53-65

   5. Prevention of Psychosocial Risks in Labour Law: Role of the Law and Collective Bargaining

      • Franck Héas

      Pages 67-78

   6. Employer Responsibility for the Psychosocial and Psychiatric Well-Being of Employees in the Workplace: A View from the United Kingdom

      • Roger M. Walden

      Pages 79-103

   7. Strength and Weakness of the Swedish Legislation Regarding to Psychosocial Risks

      • Maria Steinberg

      Pages 105-121

   8. Psychosocial Risks and Belgian Labour Law: An Emphasis on Harassment

      • Véronique van der Plancke

      Pages 123-139

4. Bullying: The Main Psychosocial Risk Legally Recognised

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141

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   2. Violence and Bullying in Maritime Transport: The Contribution of the Maritime Labour Convention of 2006

      • Alexandre Charbonneau

      Pages 143-157

   3. How to Identify Workplace Bullying. A Case Study Based on Judgement from the Norwegian Court of Appeal

      • Jan Reidar Gregersen

      Pages 159-178

   4. Violence, Bullying and Management: How Do the Courts Address Psychosocial Risks at Work?

      • Sandrine Laviolette

      Pages 179-196

   5. Harassment Protocols in Spain: The Case of Universities

      • Lourdes Mella Méndez

      Pages 197-214

   6. The Right to a Work Environment Free from Psychological Harassment Under Quebec’s Labour Standards Act

      • Rachel Cox

      Pages 215-242

   7. Bullying and Law in Japan

      • Loïc Lerouge, Shino Naito

      Pages 243-251

   8. The Australian Regulatory Framework for Preventing Harassment and Bullying at Work

      • Richard Johnstone

      Pages 253-268

   9. Protections from Workplace Bullying and Psychological Harassment in the United States: A Problem in Search of a Cause of Action

      • L. Camille Hébert

      Pages 269-287

5. From Reparation to Prevention of Psychosocial Risks

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 289-289

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This book studies a range of legal systems and compares them on their ability to deal with psychosocial risks at work. The book looks at prevention of psychosocial risks from a labor law perspective and at compensation and reparation from a social security law perspective. It pays special attention to the topic of bullying in the work place, which is currently the subject of most legal summons.

This book presents the views on the subject from leading national and international experts and provides an in-depth coverage of legal systems used in Southern and Northern European countries, as well as Canada and Japan to deal with this topic.

The topic of psychosocial risks at work has received much attention recently, both from the general public, the press, and those working in the legal arena. It is difficult for lawyers to deal with the issue of psychosocial risks at work due to the multifactorial and subjective features involved.

• Bullying
• Health and Safety Comparative Labour Law
• Mental Health at Work
• Psychosocial Risks
• Work-related Stress
• Work-related Suicide

• COMPTRASEC UMR5114, CNRS, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France

  Loïc Lerouge

Research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS); PhD, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, University of Nantes, France, holder of the "Habilitation to conduct researches" from the University of Bordeaux. Member of the Centre for Comparative Labour and Social Security Law (COMPTRASEC UMR5114, CNRS-University of Bordeaux); Head of the “Workers and Persons Mental and Physical Health" research axis of the research unit COMPTRASEC. As researcher in the field of comparative legal approach of psychosocial risks factors and hazards at work, bullying and harassment at work, he has published numerous articles and edited books. He has also given national and international lectures and has lead several research programs that provide an imultidisciplinary view on psychosocial risks at work.

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