Line management behaviour and stress at work

The CIPD worked with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Investors in People (IIP) on a project to develop practical help for HR and line managers to tackle the issue of stress at work.

We produced initial guidance in March 2007 for HR managers and line managers, which included a competency framework enabling line managers to work on the skills required to reduce and prevent stress at work. We updated and refined the guidance and framework in June 2008 and again in June 2009 following the latest research.

The guidance is presented as three separate leaflets incorporating the framework and tailored to the needs of line managers and HR professionals.

The reports of the research that informed this guidance are available for download.

Phase 2 of the research is on the HSE's website
Phase 3 is available on the CIPD website