Judges overturn awards for stress

Three people have lost awards totalling nearly £200,000 for work-related stress, after judges used test cases to lay down guidelines, Ananova reported today.The Court of Appeal ruled that signs of stress in a worker must be plain enough for any reasonable employer to realise that something should be done about it. The judges warned that: "Employers are generally entitled to take what they are told by employees at face value and do not have to make searching inquiries. There are no occup... (119 more words)

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