Reactions on Landmark Stress Judgement

Reactions have flooded in following the Tuesday’s landmark Court ruling on payouts to workers unable carry out their jobs through stress. Three workers who had previously been awarded nearly £200,000 in compensation were left with nothing as a judge overturned their decisions at the Court of Appeal, while a fourth man held on to his award of £150,000 as his case was upheld.

The rulings mark a turning point in the way cases of work-related stress are treated by the courts. The HSC has been i... (291 more words)

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