Uses of Time

This measure involves integrating the way time organisation impacts health through the proposal for the Workplace Health Advice Council (CASL by its initials in Catalan) to deal with this issue and for Barcelona Activa to be involved.

• The uses of time in occupational health
• This measure involves integrating the way in which the organisation of time affects health by proposing that the Occupational Health Advisory Council (CASL) address this issue and that Barcelona Activa form part of it.
• Barcelona Activa is part of the CASL.
• The Barcelona Occupational Health Advisory Council (CASL) has been working on the issue of teleworking throughout 2021 and 2022. This line of work has gained relevance as a result of the socio-health pandemic, which has had a significant impact on the organisation of work. For this reason, it has drawn up a set of guidelines for incorporating teleworking into companies in a healthy way. These guidelines aim to influence areas such as work culture, health prevention and promotion, detection, monitoring and evaluation, as well as training, information and skills development.
• On 2 May 2022, the Agreement to Care for Mental Health at Work was presented, promoted by Barcelona City Council with the first driving forces, Fomento del Trabajo, PIMEC, and the CCOO and UGT trade unions. The aim is to create a network of companies and other organisations that have signed up to the Agreement.
• To advance the Agreement to Care for Mental Health at Work, the Network of Companies, Organisations and Professionals for Mental Health at Work (XESMEF) has been created. Participating in XESMEF provides the following benefits in terms of mental health at work. In April 2025, we had 47 professionals and organisations that are part of XESMEF.
  • Receive news and resources.
  • Access training content.
  • Learn about and share best practices in this area.
  • Participate in regular network meetings.
     
• At a meeting of the care workers' working group in June 2022, the CASL proposed drawing up a decalogue and catalogue of resources on occupational health aimed at carers with a broad vision. This decalogue and catalogue can be used for general dissemination, but can also be sent to people who provide information within the framework of the Carer's Card.
• In 2023, the CASL's main task has been to promote the Agreement to Care for Mental Health at Work and to announce the 2022 Ignasi Fina Occupational Health Award, with the novelty of an increase in the budget allocated to the awards and two new special mentions: a practice that cares for mental health at work and a practice carried out by an SME. The award ceremony and the 1st Conference of the Agreement took place on 30 November 2023 at the Central Auditorium of Barcelona Activa.
• In 2024, one of the CASL's priority objectives is to promote a culture of prevention and address new occupational health challenges in organisations, as well as to strengthen the Agreement to promote mental health at work by increasing the number of participating companies and organisations.
   

Time impacts:

• Optimisation of working time.
• Reduction of the unpaid workload and support for treatment.
   

Further information:
Occupational Health Advisory Council (in Catalan)
City agreement to promote mental health at work (in Catalan)
Signing up to the Barcelona Agreement to promote Mental Health at Work (in Catalan)