This page provides a summary of the Managing Stress and Promoting Wellbeing at Work Policy. For full details, please refer to the complete Policy on the Managing Stress and Promoting Wellbeing at Work Policy page.
What is this Policy about?
This Policy details the University’s approach for preventing employees being harmed because of work-related stress. It also details the actions that should be taken if an employee is showing early signs of work-related stress.
Who is this Policy for?
All University employees.
Who do I need to know?
Prevention
The Policy gives information on how risk assessments use the six Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Stress Management standards to identify risk factors that can lead to work-related stress. The HSE Stress Management Standards are:
- Demands
- Control
- Support
- Relationships
- Role
- Change
When risks have been identified, control measures need to be implemented to address these issues.
Responsive action
The Policy gives information about the signs that may indicate that an employee is experiencing work-related stress. Line managers should be alert to signs that members of their team might be experiencing work-related stress. The Individual Stress Identification Tool is a tool for managers to use with an employee who is experiencing work-related stress to understand what is causing this and to consider actions that will be taken to address this.
Managers can make a management referral to Occupational Health where an employee is experiencing work-related stress. An employee can self-refer to Staff Counselling or can be referred by HR.