Nearly one in four workers in Malta say they have experienced stress, depression or anxiety caused or made worse by their job, as pressure grows for stronger EU-wide rules protecting mental health at work.According to EU-OSHA’s OSH Pulse 2025 survey, 23% of workers in Malta reported experiencing stress, depression or anxiety caused or aggravated by work.That puts Malta below the EU-wide figure of 29%, but still means almost a quarter of the country’s workforce is being affected by work-related mental health problems.The figures come as the European Parliament pushes for new EU legislation specifically addressing psychosocial risks in the workplace.The proposed approach would require employers to regularly assess risks to workers’ psychological well-being, rather than treating occupational health and safety as primarily a question of physical hazards.Among the areas being highlighted are excessive workloads, workplace harassment and bullying, as well as emerging concerns surrounding algorithmic management, where software and automated systems are increasingly used to assign tasks, assess performance or otherwise manage workers. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Lovin Malta (@lovinmalta)The proposals reflect a broader push to recognise that a safe workplace should protect a person’s physical, mental and social well-being.Advocates are also calling for protections to apply to workers regardless of their employment status, while psychosocial risks would be incorporated into workplace risk assessments alongside more traditional physical hazards.The OSH Pulse results show significant differences between EU countries, suggesting workers’ experiences of mental health pressures on the job vary considerably across the bloc.For Malta, the 23% figure means the issue affects a substantial share of the workforce even though the country sits below the EU average.The debate now turns to whether EU institutions will translate that concern into binding rules for employers, potentially changing how workplaces in Malta and across Europe are required to identify and address risks to employees’ mental health.Have you ever felt that your job was negatively affecting your mental health?•