02 April 2025
​​​Stress Awareness Month has been held every April, since 1992 to increase public awareness about both the causes and cures for our modern stress epidemic.
The UK Health and Safety Executive defines work-related stress as 'the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed on them at work'.
Absence from work due to work-related stress is costly both in losses to the business affected and the suffering of the individual concerned. It can affect anyone at any level of the business and is not confined to particular jobs or industries.
The Law
The law requires all employers to prevent work-related stress to support good mental health in the workplace.
Whether you’re a small business or a large company, the need to protect your workers from work-related stress is a legal requirement under the Health and Safety at Work (Jersey) Law, 1989.
Stress risk assessments should be conducted, and a policy created which details the way in which your business manages stress. Find advice on preparing a stress risk assessment on work-related stress and how to ​manage it on HSE.
Suitable training and information should be provided to employees, including managers who play a key role in the management of stress.
Find further guidance on work-related stress: information for employers​.​
Stress and mental health at work on the HSE
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