Employers face a wide range of duties and initiatives aimed at protecting the health and welfare of their employees. Here we provide information on the main UK legislation on health and safety; employers’ health and safety obligations (which include the production of a policy and risk assessment); and the legal issues relating to the tackling of stress in the workplace (such as employers’ duties and the avoidance of stress-related claims).
Health and safety
Understand UK laws on health, safety and stress at work, including employers' obligations
Factsheets
Factsheets
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Health and safety at work
Information on the Health and Safety at Work Act and employers’ health and safety obligations
Q&As
Q and As
Stress Q&As
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Commonly asked questions on the legal issues relating to stress in the workplace
Guides
Guides
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Work-related stress: what the law says
Guidance produced with Acas, HSE and Health, Work and Well-being summarising employers' legal obligations to reduce and prevent work-related stress