EU: guide to address physical and psychosocial risks in the retail sector

On 19 December EuroCommerce and UNI Europa, two European social partners, presented a 30-page study on health and safety in the workplace in the retail and wholesale sector. We initially reported on this study on 14 November and now take the opportunity to republish it along with a copy of the study, which had hitherto been unavailable.
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Small steps to avoid big issues, that is what EuroCommerce (employers) and UNI Europa (workers) – the social partners in the retail and wholesale sector – have put forward. The two European organisations reached an agreement, on 10 November, regarding the findings of a study into improving health and safety at work.


The study focused on three themes: (1) ergonomics and musculoskeletal problems; (2) stress in the workplace, which can cause absence, turnover of staff and physical stress; (3) psych

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