Psychosocial risks
Health protection, including protection from illness caused by psychological stress, is required by law. Employers must define a point of contact and procedures for psychosocial risks at work.
General information
Psychosocial risks and the problems they cause are common. Under the Labour Act (ArG), the Accident Insurance Act (UVG) and private employment law under the Swiss Code of Obligations (OR), particularly Article 328, you are required to protect employees from psychosocial risks and stressful situations.
For this reason, the SECO labour inspectorate made ‘Psychosocial risks at work’ a priority for 2014–2018.
Training for internal confidential advisers
With an appropriate framework and trained internal contact persons, a company meets the legal requirements under Article 328 of the Swiss Code of Obligations and Article 6 of the Labour Act to protect personal integrity. Swico also took part in these campaigns. We continue to run regular courses to train internal contact persons in psychosocial health.
External confidential counselling office
In collaboration with AEH, the Swico industry solution now offers an external confidential counselling office for psychosocial risks. Companies outside the industry solution can also use this service:
External confidential counselling office
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