Online event

AskTheExpert: Navigating a new era of psychosocial risk in Europe

Eurofound is organising a joint webinar with the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) on 3 February 2026 at 14:00-15:00 Irish time (15:00-16:00 CET) looking at latest research on psychosocial risk in workplaces across Europe, with a live Q&A.

AskTheExpert: Navigating a new era of psychosocial risk in Europe
When?

Monday, 2 February 2026

Irish local time

Start

14:00

End

15:00

Organised by
Eurofound

The debate

As the European world of work undergoes a profound digital and social transformation, the nature of workplace hazards is widening to further cover psychological issues. While traditional safety risks are still a concern, a question looms: Is work in Europe becoming more stressful? 

This joint webinar brings together the latest evidence from two landmark studies: Eurofound’s 2024 European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) and EU-OSHA’s 2024 European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks(opens in new tab)This link opens in a new tab (ESENER). Moderator Mary McCaughey speaks with Agnes Parent-Thirion, Eurofound Senior Research Manager, and Xabier Irastorza, Senior Research Project Manager at EU-OSHA, about new data showing that nearly 45% of workers now face mental health risk factors

They will also look at the role of job quality in supporting mental and physical well-being and discuss which psychosocial risks factors are most prevalent. 

Rapid digitalisation and changes to the work environment have brought significant stressors, but managing risk remains fundamental. Data from the ESENER survey suggests that while 21% of establishments find psychosocial risks more difficult to manage than physical ones, many still fail to implement systematic assessments and involve workers. EWCS 24 data also indicate that 29% of workers in the EU are not adequately informed about the prevention of work-related stress

As well as identifying the issues, the webinar will also provide an opportunity to discuss solutions, including how practical measures related to job redesign, social support, and worker participation can turn a poor environment into a resource enhancing and supportive one. 

This debate will be livestreamed on Livestorm. Livestorm is the only platform where you can actively participate in discussions and ask questions to the experts. Sign up now(opens in new tab)This link opens in a new tab!

Agenda

Speakers

Agnès Parent-Thirion

Senior research manager
Working life research unit

Agnès Parent-Thirion é gestora sénior de investigação na unidade de Vida Profissional da Eurofound, encarregada do planeamento, desenvolvimento e implementação de projetos de investigação sobre as condições de trabalho, em particular o Inquérito Europeu sobre as Condições de Trabalho (EWCS) e as suas análises. É responsável pela edição extraordinária do EWCS 2021 e pela elaboração do questionário para o EWCS 2024. Seus interesses de pesquisa incluem condições de trabalho, qualidade do trabalho, monitoramento das condições de trabalho, organização do trabalho, gênero, futuro do trabalho e tempo. Ela trabalha na área de pesquisas comparativas europeias há mais de uma década, em todos os aspectos, incluindo design, desenvolvimento de questionários, trabalho de campo, controle de qualidade e análise. Ela é graduada em economia e administração pelas universidades Paris IX Dauphine e Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne e possui um diploma de pós-graduação em estatística pelo Trinity College Dublin. Ela concluiu recentemente cursos on-line sobre inteligência artificial: liderança orientada por investigação com o MIT Sloan Executive Education e 'Les grand enjeux de la transition: re-ouvrir l'horizon, comprendre pour agir' com o Campus de la Transition. Antes de ingressar na Eurofound, trabalhou durante vários anos na Comissão Europeia.

Mary McCaughey

Head of Unit
Information and Communication

Mary McCaughey é Chefe de Informação e Comunicação da Eurofound. Formada pelo Trinity College, Dublin e pelo College of Europe, Bruges, ela começou a trabalhar em Bruxelas com a Europolitics e o Wall Street Journal Europe. Trabalhou com a Associação de Parlamentares Europeus com África (AWEPA) na África do Sul durante a transição do país para a democracia e, em 1998, assumiu o cargo de porta-voz da Delegação da União Europeia em Pretória, chefiando o seu departamento de imprensa e informação durante a negociação do acordo de comércio livre UE-África do Sul. Após o fim da Guerra do Kosovo, ela trabalhou como consultora de comunicação para a Agência Europeia de Reconstrução na Sérvia. Ela assumiu o cargo de editora-chefe da Eurofound em 2003.

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