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stress at work claims
Before embarking on a stress at work claim you must take legal advice. Stress at work lawyers can advise you as to whether there is any merit in you taking this course of action. These stress at work compensation claims can take a long time, sometimes 2-3 years, sometimes longer. They also require you to get expert medical evidence which also comes at a substantial cost. If you have been so badly damaged by a psychiatric injury at work that you hold your employer responsible for and if there is a chance you may never work again or recover the same income, stress at work compensation can be very significant. There is also a costs regime in the Civil courts called QOCS (qualified one-way costs shifting) that means that if you do have a good claim but fail in court you may not, provided you meet certain circumstances, have to pay the winner’s costs. This is an exception to the usual rules in the Civil courts where the loser pays the other side’s costs. This is an important protection that stress at work lawyers like didlaw can explain to you. It makes issuing a claim less high risk although you should be aware that for sizeable claims the court fees can be hefty. Our lawyers can take you through all of this and set out the options available.
Sometimes there is an overlap between a stress at work claim and a disability discrimination claim. We run both and can advise on which is the better option. You cannot run one claim in both courts at the same time (stress at work cases are heard in the Civil courts, disability discrimination in the Employment Tribunals usually). You can issue in both and stay one set of proceedings to keep your options open.
The critical thing you need to know about a stress at work claim is that you are going to need solid medical evidence, to be able to show that your employer was on notice that you might sustain an injury and that there is a direct link between their action (or omission) and your injury.
If you’d like to know more about what a stress at work claim looks like there are useful resources online here. Whether you have suffered with a personal injury at work or you have had a nervous breakdown at work we are here to support you. If you think you need to take legal action book a free initial assessment with one of our expert lawyers.
For more information on workplace stress and sickness view our PDF here
manager bullying me at work
Being bullied by your manager at work can be incredibly damaging to health. It can raise your blood pressure and give you cardiac issues, it can make you mentally ill. In severe cases it can even lead to suicide. It’s not healthy and it should not be ignored. You cannot persistently expose yourself to bullying without it having a long-term serious impact.
In many cases victims of bullying end up blaming themselves and feel completely trapped. We see this all the time. Our role is to offer advice on what solutions are available and to help the person being bullied to take back control.
Bullying and harassment lawyers can help with this if you cannot find the assistance you need from the helpful online resources available from ACAS and the CAB among others.
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Bullied by manager at work?
We appreciate that if your manager is bullying you it can be hard to know where to turn. If you raise an issue with HR it feels like sticking your head above a parapet. It feels risky. It shouldn’t be but sometimes HR are not supportive and raising a grievance seems to cause more problems than it solves. Sometimes you will need a lawyer to help negotiate this tricky path. And someone who will guide and support you while you feel broken by the treatment you’ve had at work.
Manager bullying me at work – what can I do?
The law is not particularly helpful when it comes to remedies for bullying unless you are being bullied because you have a protected characteristic, for example you are being bullied because you are disabled, gay, black, a woman and so on. Harassment because of a protected characteristic is a form of discrimination under the Equality Act 2010.
If the bullying is unrelated to a protected characteristic the law is less clear on your options. One of them is to resign and claim constructive dismissal: you cannot work there any longer and have no option but to self-dismiss. This is not a great option and we can explain why. It takes the burden off your employer and then puts the onus on you to take legal action. Never resign unless you have taken legal advice in this situation.
Don’t suffer in silence if you have bullied by your manager at work. Pick up the phone. Take action today.
For more information on bullying view our PDF here
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