A Spanish court has recognised the mental health problems suffered by an employee, who was exposed to intense pressure when tasked with filtering the most sensitive content for Meta (formerly Facebook), as a workplace accident.
The ruling handed down by Barcelona’s social affairs court found that “work-related stress was the sole, exclusive and indubitable trigger” of the psychological problems suffered by the employee in question. The person spent two years working for CCC Barcelona Digital Services SL, a Meta subcontractor responsible for monitoring and filtering illegal content and fake news (acquired in 2020 by the Canadian company Telus International).
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Cécile Thibaud
Correspondent in Spain
As Madrid correspondent for mind RH since 2021, I cover news developments in Spain's world of work, focusing on legal developments and collective bargaining, particularly around work-life balance, equality and inclusion policies, which have been hot topics in the country in recent years.