New HSE stress management standards in focus
The Health and Safety Executive’s stress management standards can help employers meet both the new duty to assess the risk of work-related stress and their existing duty of care.
Managing work-related stress - the HSE sets its standard Health and Safety Bulletin examines the development of the HSE's stress management standards.
The stressed civil servant Chris Dyer looks at the results of the long-term Whitehall II study and its effect on the HSE's new stress management standards.
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Policy guide on stress Lawyers Philip Paget and Suzanne Baxter, writing on personneltoday.com, identify actions employers can take to prepare for the HSE's stress management standards.
HSE ditches percentage cut-offs in stress management standards IRS Employment Review reports on the HSE's finalised management standards for work-related stress.
Three-quarters of employers tackle stress-related absence Sarah Silcox reports, writing in IRS Employment Review.
Consultation - Stress Management Standards Read the Health and Safety Commission's consultation paper on the introduction of voluntary management standards to tackle stress in the workplace.
HSC consults on its proposals to reduce work-related stress Mike Berry of Personnel Today reports.
Standards for stress Chris Dyer of Health and Safety Bulletin reports on the HSE's plans to publish management standards for work-related stress.
Stress in the workplace: checklists Denise Tomlinson of Lewis Silkin provides employer checklists aimed at preventing, spotting and dealing with workplace stress.
Stress at work: frequently asked questions Vince Toman of Lewis Silkin answers frequently asked questions on stress in the workplace.
How to manage workplace stress The Personnel Today Management Resources one stop guide on managing incapacity has detailed guidance on managing workplace stress.
Legal Q&A: workplace stress Sue Nickson, a partner and head of employment law at Hammond Suddards Edge, answers questions on workplace stress.
