harassment at work [ abuse in the workplace | bullying at work | violence in workplace | workplace abuse | workplace harassment | work-related abuse ]

appraise environmental parameters at the workplace for food products | assess environmental parameters of the workplace for food products | assess environmental parameters at the workplace for food products | check environmental parameters at the workplace for food products

execute workplace drug policies | prohibit drug and alcohol use in the workplace | enforce workplace drug policies | implement workplace drug policies

evaluate ergonomics in different workplaces | monitor ergonomics in different workplaces | analyse ergonomics in different workplaces | assess ergonomics in different workplaces

absentee ballot | absentee voting | absentee vote

Labour/Management Relations Act | Law on Labour Relations at the Workplace | Law on the Constitution of Enterprises | Workplace Labour Relations Act | Workplace Labour Relations Law | Works Constitution Act | works council constitution act

accident at work | accident in the workplace | industrial accident | occupational accident | workplace accident

occupational safety [ occupational hazard | safety at the workplace | worker safety ]

EUROPA - EU law and publications - EUR-Lex - EUR-Lex - 62016CA0270 - EN - Case C-270/16: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 18 January 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Social No 1 de Cuenca — Spain) — Carlos Enrique Ruiz Conejero v Ferroser Servicios Auxiliares SA, Ministerio Fiscal (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Social policy — Directive 2000/78/EC — Equal treatment in employment and occupation — Article 2(2)(b)(i) — Prohibition of discrimination based on disability — National legislation permitting, subject to certain conditions, the dismissal of an employee by reason of intermittent absences, even where justified — Worker’s absences resulting from illnesses linked to his disability — Difference i ...[+++]n treatment based on disability — Indirect discrimination — Whether justified — Combating absenteeism in the workplace — Whether appropriate — Whether proportionate) // Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 18 January 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Social No 1 de Cuenca — Spain) — Carlos Enrique Ruiz Conejero v Ferroser Servicios Auxiliares SA, Ministerio Fiscal // (Case C-270/16) - ( // ((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Social policy - Directive 2000/78/EC - Equal treatment in employment and occupation - Article 2(2)(b)(i) - Prohibition of discrimination based on disability - National legislation permitting, subject to certain conditions, the dismissal of an employee by reason of intermittent absences, even where justified - Worker’s absences resulting from illnesses linked to his disability - Difference in treatment based on disability - Indirect discrimination - Whether justified - Combating absenteeism in the workplace - Whether appropriate - Whether proportionate))

Case C-270/16: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 18 January 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Social No 1 de Cuenca — Spain) — Carlos Enrique Ruiz Conejero v Ferroser Servicios Auxiliares SA, Ministerio Fiscal (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Social policy — Directive 2000/78/EC — Equal treatment in employment and occupation — Article 2(2)(b)(i) — Prohibition of discrimination based on disability — National legislation permitting, subject to certain conditions, the dismissal of an employee by reason of intermittent absences, even where justified — Worker’s absences resulting from illnesses linked to his disability — Difference in treatment based on disability — Indirect discrimination — Whether justif ...[+++]ied — Combating absenteeism in the workplace — Whether appropriate — Whether proportionate)

In addition, alcohol misuse and addiction are linked to other social problems, including workplace absenteeism, family breakdown and violence.

The analysis carried out shows that the action of the EU labour inspectorates actively contributes to bringing down the rate of absenteeism due to occupational accidents and diseases and also to changing the approaches of those involved in prevention at workplace level.