Liability Risk and Insurance
Employers feel vulnerable to stress
A 5,000-employer survey conducted by Work Stress Management shows that 80% of employers see themselves as vulnerable to claims
for workplace stress. Few seem aware of the Court of Appeal guidance on stress-related claims made, along with the overturn
of three damages awards, in February of 2002 [
Hatton v Sutherland
; see
LRI
March 2002].