Work Related Stress

Work Related Stress Claims
Our specialist team of lawyers have considerable experience of successfully handling work related stress claims.

In Government research conducted last year it was estimated that 442,000 individuals in Britain, who worked in the last year, believed that they were exposed to work related stress at a level that was making them ill.

Anyone can suffer from stress, no matter what job they do. Stress is not itself an illness but if it becomes excessive or prolonged, mental and physical illness may develop. Stress produces a wide range of signs and symptoms and these can vary from person to person. If you feel that your attitudes, behaviour or physical wellbeing is changing due to a situation at work, this may be indicative of stress and you may wish to seek further advice from you GP.

Bullying /Harassment/Assault in the Workplace Claims

Claims for Bullying and Harassment in the workplace like all other stress related claims can be pursued against an employer in the County Court.

Special provision is made for claims for harassment under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. This Act prohibits harassment – A person must not pursue a course of conduct which amounts to the harassment of another. The purpose of the Act is to protect victims of harassment whatever form the harassment takes and whenever it occurs. The Act stipulates that there must be a course of conduct which the person knows, or ought to know amounts to the harassment of another – would a reasonable person think that it was? The Act does not set out a clear definition of ‘harassment’ but, it includes causing anxiety or distress.

The Act also creates a criminal offence of harassment. However, criminal proceedings can only deal with ‘offences’ which have been committed.

If you have been assaulted in the workplace you may have, in limited circumstances, grounds to bring a civil claim for the injuries sustained. The majority of these claims are likely to arise in the public sector (for example, Social Workers, Teachers, NHS staff), however, such claims are becoming more and more common in other types of workplace.

Here at Mercury Legal we have a team of lawyers specialising in these areas of practice. If you would like to discuss a potential claim for work related stress, bullying, harassment or assault in the workplace, please telephone us or complete our contact form for free, no obligation advice.

Remember, if mercury legal solicitors are able to persue a civil compensation claim for you we will do so on a no win no fee basis so that you and your family can obtain your rightful award without any financial worries

So, if you think you may have a claim then contact us today. Our specialist team of industrial disease lawyers are here to help you. We will pursue your claim on a strictly NO WIN NO FEE basis. No Win No Fee means that it does not cost you anything and you will receive 100% of your damages.