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The agreement on the strategy for the working environment 2020, signed yesterday, march 22nd, between the government, the social-democratic party, the Danish People’s Party and the radical left, which invites businesses to commit to improve their working environment and see the Labor Inspectorate (Arbejdstilsynet) as a partner for “meaningful dialogue,” provides for a series of objectives and priorities supported by 19 concrete initiatives. Here are the key ones.
Objectives and priorities. Industrial accidents, the psychological environment at work and musculoskeletal problems are the priorities of this agreement which notably aims to cut, by 2020:
- the number of serious accidents by 25%;
- the number of “overworked” employees by 20%;
- the number of employees with musculoskeletal diseases by 20%.