{"id":97961,"date":"2019-04-30T13:28:38","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T11:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=97961"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:23:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:23:17","slug":"work-pressure-is-a-many-headed-monster-how-to-slay-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/04\/30\/work-pressure-is-a-many-headed-monster-how-to-slay-it\/","title":{"rendered":"‘You need to have some pressure of work at a university’"},"content":{"rendered":"

If pressure of work is a many-headed monster, then Roel Pieterman is a modern-day Perseus fighting to slay the beast. The Sociology of Law lecturer serves as chair of EUR\u2019s Healthy Organisation working committee. \u201cWhen it comes to tackling pressure of work and work-related stress, Erasmus University is one of the frontrunners.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Roal Pieterman, chairman of EUROPA<\/span><\/p>

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The 2017 CLA includes the agreement that all universities present a plan for doing something about the high pressure of work experienced by staff members. Within EUR, Pieterman serves as the local representative for these CLA agreements on behalf of EUROPA\u00a0 . In this capacity, he was involved in drawing up the plan in question. \u201cFaculties are setting to work on these problems on an individual basis, but we did need to improve the exchange of information,\u201d explains Pieterman. \u201cThe Healthy Organisation working committee needs to ensure that we keep getting input from the shop floor. Who\u2019s doing what, and what has proven effective?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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