News 2026

In the framework of the EU- funded project Mind@Work, project partner Fondazione ADAPT, and associated partner ADAPT have released the first policy brief “Mental Health at Work: Emerging Challenges in a Changing Labour Market”. This first policy brief has been developed within a series of four policy briefs to be released within the next two years.

Europe's labour market is being reshaped by digital, green and demographic transitions bringing real gains in productivity and safety, but also new risks to mental health at work. This is the focus of the first Policy Brief.

The brief shows that AI, robotics and digital management tools can improve job quality and safety, but without human oversight, transparency and worker involvement, they risk driving cognitive overload, surveillance concerns and loss of autonomy. Similarly, the green transition creates new jobs and skills, but climate change related events bring new pressures from heat exposure to eco-anxiety that call for organisational support and training.

Encouragingly, many employers are already acting. The brief highlights two examples: Sweden's OSWE Toolbox, a joint employer-union resource for early risk identification, and France's sector-based QVCT strategies, which embed wellbeing into everyday HR and management practice.

Key recommendations for employers and social partners include:

- Fostering social dialogue on new technologies;
- Ensuring transparent use of monitoring tools;
- Integrating emerging psychosocial risks into occupational safety frameworks;
- Investing in skills and worker participation;
- Building organisational cultures that support mental wellbeing

Read the full Policy Brief #1 - click here (link)