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Stress

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) defines work-related stress as “the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed on them at work”. Employers have a legal duty to manage the risks to employees’ health and safety, including the risks arising from stress.

Stress is frequently identified as one of the biggest causes of long-term sickness absence in employee absence studies and surveys. Following a good practice approach to managing stress is likely to have organisational benefits for employers, including reducing sickness absence.


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    Two-thirds using wrong terms to discuss suicide

    by Jo Faragher 6 Sep 2024
    by Jo Faragher 6 Sep 2024

    Two-thirds of employees are using wrong and potentially harmful terms to discuss suicide, according to MHFA England.

    • Stress
    • Cardiac
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    Heart risks almost 100% higher for stressed office workers

    by Adam McCulloch 15 Aug 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 15 Aug 2024

    The risk of developing a serious heart problem can be doubled by having a demanding office-based job, according to new research.

    • Stress
    • Constructive dismissal
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    Jet2 flight attendant who quit job in haircut row loses tribunal case

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 1 Aug 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 1 Aug 2024

    A Jet2 flight attendant who quit work in a row about her “extreme” haircut has lost her bid for £22,000 in compensation.

    • Stress
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    • Professional services

    Accountancy faces ‘mental health emergency’

    by Jo Faragher 31 Jul 2024
    by Jo Faragher 31 Jul 2024

    Accounting professionals are facing a ‘mental health emergency’, according to an industry tracker.

    • Stress
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    • Europe

    Employers must confront election misinformation and growing risk levels

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Jul 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Jul 2024

    Organisational resilience and business continuity under threat from new wave of geopolitical volatility.

    • Stress
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    Timesheets add to stress, study shows

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jun 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jun 2024

    According to new research, the UK is the third most stressed workforce in Europe when it comes to time-tracking.

    • Stress
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    • Working life

    UK HR professionals struggling with work-life balance

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Jun 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Jun 2024

    HR professionals in the UK are struggling with their work-life balance, a study has found.

    • Stress
    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News

    Hybrid workers more productive and less stressed

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Jun 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Jun 2024

    Hybrid workers are more motivated, productive and less likely to be feeling burnt out, research has found.

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    • Disability discrimination

    Detective pressured back to office wins reasonable adjustments case

    by Rob Moss 30 May 2024
    by Rob Moss 30 May 2024

    Met police officer pressured to return to the office despite heart condition wins disability discrimination and harassment tribunal case.

    • Stress
    • NHS
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    NHS U-turns on secondary care mental health support cuts

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Apr 2024

    NHS England is set to withdraw funding for secondary care staff to access mental health support provided by NHS Practitioner Health.

    • Stress
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    • Discipline and grievances

    Tube driver who opened wrong doors wins unfair dismissal claim

    by Jo Faragher 8 Apr 2024
    by Jo Faragher 8 Apr 2024

    A Tube driver who opened the doors on the wrong side of the station was unfairly dismissed but will not receive compensation.

    • Stress
    • Latest News
    • Leadership

    Better training the key to tackling manager burnout, study suggests

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Mar 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Mar 2024

    Excessive workload, poor time allocation, and lack of training were identified as the major triggers for stress, found the study.

    • Stress
    • NHS
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    Call for continued investment in NHS staff mental health hubs

    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Mar 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Mar 2024

    Letter urges the health secretary to continue to invest in NHS mental health hubs for health workers in England.

    • Stress
    • Local authorities
    • Disability discrimination

    Worker who suffered PTSD after Grenfell wins record £4.6m

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Mar 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Mar 2024

    Former council employee dismissed after taking sick leave for PTSD following the Grenfell Tower fire has been awarded £4.6m by tribunal.

    • Stress
    • Latest News
    • Mental health

    Study: Leadership absence during crisis leads to burnout

    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Feb 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Feb 2024

    Workers are more likely to suffer burnout when leaders are not present during times of crisis, a study has suggested.

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