Stress at Work

Stress is the emotion people feel when they are under too much pressure. While a little stress is not necessarily a bad thing, too much stress can have serious implications for your health. Long-term, stress can cause major health problems and, if you've suffered from stress at work, you could be eligible for compensation.

Symptoms of stress at work

It can be tricky to tell whether you're suffering from the effects of stress at work, but symptoms of stress include nausea and indigestion as well as difficulty in breathing and palpitations. Other signs that you've been suffering from stress at work are:

• Cramps or muscle spasms
• Frequent crying
• Chest pains
• Restlessness, constant tiredness or sleeping problems
• Lack of appetite or craving for food
• Constipation or diarrhoea.

Over a period of time, stress at work can lead to other conditions. For example, stress at work can cause asthma, depression, high blood pressure, heart attacks, skin problems and stroke. If you think you could have suffered as a result of stress at work, turn to Claims Direct for help with your claim.

Causes of stress at work

There are a number of reasons that could cause you to suffer stress at work. Some main stress triggers include:

• Too much or too little work to do
• Lack of control over your work
• Poor communication or working relationships with colleagues
• Blame culture
• Lack of support to develop your skills
• Inflexible work schedules
• Bullying, racial or sexual harassment
• Physical danger (such as risk of violence)
• Poor working conditions (such as noise).

Stress at work – employer's responsibility

While there is no single or specific law governing stress at work in the UK, employers do have a responsibility to protect their workers from too much stress in the workplace.

The Health and Safety Executive says that more working days are lost because of work-related stress than any other work-related illness or injury, totalling around 13 million days per year. If you've suffered from stress at work and it's affected your health, we can help.

How Claims Direct can help with stress at work

At Claims Direct we use lawyers who are experts in work-related injuries, including stress at work.

If you have suffered from stress at work it is vital that you get the help you need to recover from stress. We can ensure that you receive appropriate treatment and put you in touch with the relevant support groups to help you recover from stress at work.

If you've suffered from stress at work, contact us on 0800 884 0321 and speak to a trained representative, or leave your details on our online form and we'll call you right back.