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Workers can sue for stress without formal diagnosis, judge rules

Employees who suffer from work-related stress can sue their employers for disability discrimination, even if they have not been diagnosed with a mental illness, an employment judge has suggested.   The ruling came after an NHS worker, who is in the process of suing her employer for discrimination, was found to be disabled at an…

International Men’s Day 2023 – 5 ways to support men at work

International Men’s Day is here to celebrate men and all they do in society, as well as raise awareness of the issues they face.   We want men to know that it is okay to talk and we are here to listen if they are struggling. Men can often feel the pressure to be ‘tough’…

What is Work-Related Stress and how to make a claim – Stress Awareness Day 2023

Stress Awareness Day is here to highlight how stress can affect your life in different ways and how you can get help.   Stress can affect people differently, whether that be at home, work, physically, or psychologically. Read part one of this two-part series here. Every person will have different triggers of stress which means…

Five ways to cope with stress every day – Stress Awareness Day 2023

Stress Awareness Day is here to recognise the impact stress can have on your physical and mental health, as well as highlighting ways to manage it at home and in the workplace.   Stress can be triggered suddenly, by one big anxiety-inducing event in your life or by lots of smaller things that are making…

What is workplace discrimination?

Discrimination in the workplace can occur in many different ways. In this article we aim to break down the list of protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010, which provides legal protection to employees.   Protected characteristics encompass fundamental parts of you as an individual, and cannot be legally discriminated against by an employer.  …

How do I make a claim for stress at work?

Suffering from work-related stress is bad enough in itself, but it may feel like an impossible, uphill battle to seek legal advice regarding it at the same time.   It is more than likely that you will have anxiety, fatigue from sleepless nights, and a feeling of nausea, with a sensation that the world is…

Types of Stress at work claims

Living with high levels of stress over a long period of time can be damage your mental health to the point where medical intervention may be necessary.   Employers are legally obliged to ensure that they are looking after the physical and mental wellbeing of employees to the best of their ability. If this obligation…

Historic abuse claims FAQ

If you are a survivor of sexual abuse or physical assault in the past, it is possible that you might be eligible to seek compensation for the negative impact it has had upon your health.   Our historic abuse claims FAQ aims to answer a few of the most common questions about this specialist area…

Male suicide rates and possible factors

A recent article about the urgent need for charity funding to help stem alarming male suicide rates in the UK has us considering possible reasons behind the figures.   Every individual case is as unique as it is utterly tragic, but in this article we explore some of factors that may contribute to so many…

What counts as workplace sexual harassment?

What is sexual harassment, what can be classed as ‘the workplace’, and what are your rights if you experience it?   This article aims to answer the above questions. Individual working circumstances are guaranteed to vary wildly, but we aim to cover some basic examples.     Examples of sexual harassment There are many examples…