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Each year, thousands of workers in the UK fall victim to stress at work. Many don't give this condition the attention it deserves, but they should - stress at work can quite literally make you ill, with profoundly damaging consequences. It can quickly snowball into serious psychological conditions such as depression and anxiety.

UK law states that employers are required to provide their employees with a safe workplace and a safe system of work. If you believe that your employer has failed to take the steps necessary to protect you from stress at work, you have the right to make a claim. If, for example, you feel you've been burdened with a workload that exceeds the boundaries of what's normal for your job, you may have a case.

What are the dangers?

This problem contributes to psychological conditions including depression and anxiety. It affects families, who often bear the brunt of the problem of an unhappy individual, and can cause social problems such as divorce and arguments with spouses and children. Perhaps the most dangerous psychological effect of stress at work is nervous breakdown, when an individual feels unable to cope, and this often results in doctors signing workers off work for long periods. Physically it can contribute to high blood pressure and has been linked to heart disease. Work related stress also contributes indirectly to alcoholism and nicotine addiction, which have clear detrimental effects on individuals’ health.

Health and Safety Executive

Stress is recognised as a workplace hazard that is both predictable and preventable.

According to the HSE sources of stress include providing a service to the public, poor health and safety, conflicts, uncertainty, high demands, inflexibility and lack of support.

The HSE confirms that employers should:

• Ensure good management in terms of competence, consistence and communication
• Ensure management have the right attitude to stress
• Ensure stress is understood and not seen as an individual’s problem
• Make sure the organisation is committed to addressing stress and that individuals are encouraged to seek relief and support

Some of the most common causes of stress are:

• Dealing with clients or the public
• Reorganisations and lack of job security
• Poor working conditions
• Threats of violence, harassment and bullying
• Lack of childcare or flexibility
• Lack of control over the work
• Excessively demanding a job or too high a workload
• Monotonous or boring work
• Lack of training
• Excessive hours and shift work
• Frustration with inadequate managers

You should not have to suffer with stress in silence and your employers have a duty to you. Have you:

• Experienced excessive workloads, and/or
• Bullying in the workplace

If your employers have neglected their responsibilities you may have a claim for damages.

Let Help U Claim assess your situation and, in eligible cases, help you secure the best possible compensation.

We help people every day claim compensation following all types of accidents, injuries and illnesses sometimes in the most unusual of circumstances.

Call us on 0800 118 5855 or complete our online form and we'll call you back and tell you straight away whether we think you have a valid case and how you can make a claim.