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Workplace Stress Law and Practice

Name: Workplace Stress
Brand: Law Society Publishing
SKU: 9781853288371
Price: 435.05 HKD
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Author: Smita Jamdar; Jane Byford
ISBN: 9781853288371

Edited by Smita Jamdar · Jane Byford

Law Society Publishing September 2003

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781853288371
Publisher: Law Society Publishing
Publication: September 2003
Format: Paperback , 208 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This book provides practitioners with a comprehensive overview of the various legal issues involved with claims arising from stress-related illness. It offers practical guidance on how to advise clients for whom workplace stress is an issue.

The book's coverage includes:

employers' liability and negligence, with particular emphasis on the recent Court of Appeal decision in Hatton v Sutherland
the likely future impact of health and safety legislation
the interrelationship between stress and disability discrimination
general employment law issues such as constructive dismissal
replacing claims based on 'overwork' with more sustainable claims based on bullying.

Written by experienced litigation and employment lawyers, Workplace Stress is essential reading for both legal and human resource professionals.

1. Defining the problem; 2. The legal principles of negligence; 3. Negligence in the wake of Hatton v. Sutherland;4. Claims in negligence; 5. Health and safety; 6. Disability discrimination; 7. Bullying and harrassment;8. Dismissal; 9. Other employment issues; 10. Good practice in managing stress; Appendices.

About the Author

Smita Jamdar is a senior associate at Martineau Johnson. She runs a series of courses on law relating to stress at work and has published articles in various trade journals.

Jane Byford is a partner at Martineau Johnson. She has extensive experience of employment law and is a regular speaker at seminars and conferences.