The claimant sought damages. She had been employed by the respondent in the social services department but came to suffer from stress, and had to give up work.
Held: A claimant in such a position had to do something to make it clear to the defendant that she was suffering stress. It could not be for the employer to have to work this out. General forseeability of this kind of risk is not enough. In this case the claimant had not done enough.
Judges:
The Honourable Mr Justice Buckley
Citations:
[2002] EWHC 1608 (QB)
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Citing:
Appealed to – Pratley v Surrey County Council CA 25-Jul-2003
The claimant sought damages for personal injury namely stress suffered in the course of her work as a care manager. She said that she had been overworked, and suffered depression when a proposal for reducing the work load remained unimplemented. The . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – Pratley v Surrey County Council CA 25-Jul-2003
The claimant sought damages for personal injury namely stress suffered in the course of her work as a care manager. She said that she had been overworked, and suffered depression when a proposal for reducing the work load remained unimplemented. The . .
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Employment, Personal Injury
Updated: 06 June 2022; Ref: scu.174448