Stress and Employer Liability (Law & employment series) - Softcover

Earnshaw, Jill; Cooper, Cary L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0852926154 ISBN 13: 9780852926154

Publisher: Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development, 1996

Synopsis

Employers have always paid a huge (but largely invisible) price for overloaded, "stressed-out" employees in terms of absenteeism, labour turnover and even low productivity. Today, they increasingly face litigation as well. Yet, there are ways for organizations to adopt a positive, pro-active approach to improving their workers' quality of life while avoiding the risk of costly lawsuits. This book examines in detail: major sources of stress - constant change, job insecurity, unclear or conflicting work roles, poor communications and difficult relations with colleagues; the law of negligence and liability for foreseeable stress-based injuries caused by the working environment; employers' responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act and subsequent regulations; employment protection legislation and claims for unfair or constructive dismissal; discrimination, harassment and compensation for injury to feelings; sample cases, often based on allegations of bullying, that solicitors are bringing against employers; and preventive measures and remedial techniques, such as counselling and stress management programmes.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0852926154
• ISBN 13: 9780852926154
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200