Psychosocial Risks and Mental Health of Employed Persons in the Post-Covid World of Work

The goal of this chapter is to determine whether a systematic and holistic approach concerning the mental health and psychosocial risks of workers is already applied at the EU level or follows from new regulatory initiatives. “Holistic approach” in this context is understood as the use of the full range of both direct and indirect measures aimed at guaranteeing mental health and the prevention of psychosocial risks at work. To achieve this goal the regulatory acts as well as the recent legislative proposals at the European level concerning the regulation of working conditions, mental health, psychosocial risks and well-being at work are analysed. In addition, some proposals concerning the regulation of mental health and psychosocial risks at work in EU law are elaborated. The chapter takes an interdisciplinary approach focusing on the interrelation between labour and social law in consideration of numerous empirical studies.