Workplace stress compensation claims

Our in-depth knowledge and expertise of both employment and personal injury law means we are ideally placed to advise on compensation claims by employees who have experienced unfair treatment, bullying, harassment or excessive work pressures and demands causing workplace stress, injury to mental health or a recognised psychiatric injury such as depression or anxiety.

Workplace stress claims are inherently complex and often costly, which means many situations are not appropriate for litigation. In such cases, we are typically able to resolve issues before they escalate. However, when litigation is pursued, our unique insight and experience in litigating stress claims means we are fully equipped to anticipate and help resolve the challenges that arise and guide our clients towards the best possible outcome. Our specialists have a proven track record advising on and pursuing claims in this area in both the High Court and the Employment Tribunal.

We act for a range of clients from a variety of backgrounds and industries such as City professionals, directors, managers and NHS consultants.

Resources:

• The law is failing the employee stress test
• Employers must be held more accountable for workers’ mental health
• Mental health: we must do more
• Law firms must reduce stress for younger lawyers
• Stress-related injury: is it harder for employees to win a claim?
• Stress in the City: More must be done to break the culture of suffering in silence
• Employer duty of care often overlooked when disciplining employees
• Apportioning liability for psychiatric injury after BAE Systems: a boon for employers?
• Groping case diplomat loses £320,000 payout
• Psychiatric injury claims and a fair disciplinary process