Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » France: social partners strike national agreement making prevention the cornerstone of occupational health France: social partners strike national agreement making prevention the cornerstone of occupational health This week, trade union and employer organisations in France struck an interprofessional agreement on occupational health. The negotiators from all the employer bodies issued a favourable opinion on the text, while CGT union rejected the deal. Under the text, efforts to ensure occupational health are focused on a preventive approach. Meanwhile the text enshrines the role of employee representatives when it comes to preventing occupational risks and aims to protect employees from social exclusion and focuses on the issue of quality of life at work. Through . Published on 11 December 2020 à 13h54 - Update on 11 December 2020 à 13h54 Resources The agreement penned by social partners does not bring about a revolution, often limiting itself to recommendations, but places a prevention-focused approach at the heart of occupational health at French companies. In addition to covering classic risks in prevention policies (physical,… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messagePhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels