B8 Mental ill health Flashcards

Question

stress control measures - demand

Answer 1

balance work to hours regular breaks / rest periods match skills to job demands minimise environ factors (noise, temp etc)

Answer 2

provide workers with control over work pace and manner encourage use of initiative encourage personal development consultation ref work patterns

Answer 3

policies / procedure to provide support system for managers to identify where support needed encourage managers to provide support encourage workers to support each other ensure workers know what resources are available provide regular constructive feedback

Answer 4

promote positive behaviour that avoids conflict unacceptable behaviour policies encourage managers to deal with unacceptable behaviour encourage reporting of unacceptable behaviour ensure communication between managers & workers systems for consultation

Answer 5

ensure workers have required knowledge & skill ensure compatible goals in role ensure requirements are clear ensure roles & responsibilities are clear systems to raise concerns

Answer 6

timely info ref change consultation in proposed changes provide info on impact of change training & support during change

Answer 7

``` stress management policy general health awareness initiatives address work life balance - job share, part time, home working, flexi time stress awareness training Occ health / counselling ```

Answer 8

HSWA section 2 - sfarp ensure health, safety, welfare of all employess HSAW section 7 - employee take reasonable care (report stress, implies not to cause stress) MHSWR 1999 - Reg 3 - RA Reg 4 - principles of prevention Reg 13 - employer to take employee capability into account Reg 14 - employee to report H&S shortcomings Working Time Regs 1998 - cannot be forced to work > 48 hrs on avg regular rest breaks daily rest of min 11 hrs in each 24 hr period wkly rest of not less than 24 hrs 4 weeks paid holiday min per year

Answer 9

``` Negligence duty of care owed breach breach cause harm foreseeable ```

Answer 10

Stress at work - reasonableness Court of Appeal heard 4 appeals by employers against awards to employees who suffered stress induced psychiatric illness Ruling - not liable unless illness was reasonably foreseeable No duty on employer to enquire about employee mental health Take what employee says at face value unless good reason not to believe Employer in breach if fails to take reasonable steps - look at size of riks, size of harm, cost to prevent harm. Not likely to be in breach if employer provides access to counselling

Answer 11

stress at work - excessive workload Walker was social worker workload increased, suffered nervous breakdown promised more resources on RTW didn't happen 2nd breakdown and retired sued breach of duty to provide safe work environ not liable for 1st breakdown as not reasonably foreseeable liable for 2nd as caused by same means failed to provide effective support

Answer 12

stress at work - issue known or should have been known Barber was teacher, worked long hrs, complained of overload. Mental breakdown Originally awarded £100k SCC appealed on ground claimant had not told employer about his illness Appeal to H of L - had informed each of SMT separately, not acted on. Awarded £72k

Answer 13

stress at work - counselling does not discharge duty Daw had chronic depression and breakdown claimed unreasonable job demands affecting health previously ill with post natal depression open about her depression employer provided counselling only, not other arrangements to address ill health providing counselling only was not enough to discharge their duty of care

Answer 14

disability includes substantial & long term mental issue reasonable adjustments - alter job content, work hours, rehab, more holiday / leave, extra support redeployment