Netherlands: reintroducing social interaction to the workplace
Published in the Nr 34 - April 2021
NEWS SOCIAL DIALOGUE AND QUALITY OF WORKING ENVIRONMENT
According to a survey of government departments in the Netherlands, stress levels are up from having to work more from home and adapt to new conditions. To improve well-being, the government launched the IIR Vital initiative: regular meetings just to stay in touch, with no specific work objective. Preliminary feedback has been very positive so far.
« It can really be a relief to be able to say freely that things are not always going well for you »
- For more information: ubrijk.nl (in Dutch), (machine translation into English)