Seamus
Hayes B Phil B Theol
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Work Stress
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| The 1989 Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act (has Aspects of Common Law) Employer:Has a "Duty of Care"Concern for the well-being of staff: (Preventing, Protecting, Remedying, Defending) All places of work must have a safety programme written down in a safety statement. The potential hazard of stress must be addressed when compiling a safety statement Legal responsibility covers:
Under the legislation, an employer has a duty of care to all employees and must consider whether stress is a risk when they identify health hazards and assess risks. If a risk is identified, an employer is obliged to adopt measures to eliminate or control it
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| Employee The law obliges the employee with regard to:
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