Psychosocial Risks in Labour and Social Security Law: A Comparative Legal Overview from Europe, North America, Australia and Japan (Aligning Perspectives on Health, Safety and Well-Being)

This book studies a range of legal systems and compares them on their ability to deal with psychosocial risks at work. The book looks at prevention of psychosocial risks from a labor law perspective and at compensation and reparation from a social security law perspective. It pays special attention to the topic of bullying in the work place, which is currently the subject of most legal summons.

This book presents the views on the subject from leading national and international experts and provides an in-depth coverage of legal systems used in Southern and Northern European countries, as well as Canada and Japan to deal with this topic.

The topic of psychosocial risks at work has received much attention recently, both from the general public, the press, and those working in the legal arena. It is difficult for lawyers to deal with the issue of psychosocial risks at work due to the multifactorial and subjective features involved.

Research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS); PhD, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, University of Nantes, France, holder of the "Habilitation to conduct researches" from the University of Bordeaux. Member of the Centre for Comparative Labour and Social Security Law (COMPTRASEC UMR5114, CNRS-University of Bordeaux); Head of the “Workers and Persons Mental and Physical Health" research axis of the research unit COMPTRASEC. As researcher in the field of comparative legal approach of psychosocial risks factors and hazards at work, bullying and harassment at work, he has published numerous articles and edited books. He has also given national and international lectures and has lead several research programs that provide an imultidisciplinary view on psychosocial risks at work.