Almost half of European workers report severe time pressure or work overload.

Omissions

• The most recent figure available before the session date (OSH Pulse 2025) is 44%, described by EU-OSHA as 'more than four in ten' workers; the earlier 2022 edition reported 46%. Both are consistent with the phrase 'almost half', though 44% is slightly below half.
• The OSH Pulse survey samples employed workers across the EU (and some other European countries); the claim's reference to 'European workers' broadly matches the EU scope.

Sources

• PrimaryEU-OSHA — OSH Pulse 2025 press release (Climate risks: 1 in 3 workers are exposed...)Workload issues remain widespread across Europe as 44% of workers indicate severe time pressure or work overload.
• PrimaryEU-OSHA — OSH Pulse 2025 report (Occupational safety and health in the era of climate and digital change)More than four in ten workers across the EU (44%) report that they are exposed to severe time ... severe time pressure or overload of work: 47% of ...
• PrimaryEU-OSHA — OSH Pulse 2022 (Occupational safety and health in post-pandemic workplaces, Flash Eurobarometer)46% of respondents across the EU answer that they are exposed to severe time pressure or overload of work; 26% say the same about poor communication.