When a Sick Note Says ‘Work-Related Stress’… with Barrister Simon Anderson

02/09/2025 40 min

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HR Professionals, take note! When an employee hands in a sick note citing “work-related stress”… what happens next could make or break your legal risk.On the latest episode of HR:ER, we sit down with Simon Anderson - barrister at Park Square Barristers and serial winner in complex workplace harm cases. What we unpack:⚖️ How often stress leave turns into tribunals - and why.🚩 Legal red flags HR should never ignore in a stress-related sick note.🤯 The big mistake employers make when staff on stress leave are spotted on holiday.Park Square Barristers: https://www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk/ Get our software free - including automated Right to Work checks, a grievance module, a disciplinary decider, and custom policies - when you purchase our e-learning.#HR #EmploymentLaw #MentalHealth #WorkplaceWellbeing #HRER #HRPodcast
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