Workplace stress
Articles related to workplace stress.
Workplace stress in schools – Part 1
by Sarah Elaine Bush
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A background to the law in this area and summary of several leading workplace stress cases (mostly in non-educational backgrounds). It also discusses a recent British case that has arguably placed some clearer limits on an employer's liability and outlines some practical steps that employers can take to minimise risk.
Case law
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Reasonable and practical steps
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If an employer is aware that an employee is having a potential problem, it has a duty to take reasonable steps.
Workplace stress in schools – Part 2
by David Fleming
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Part 2 focuses on the issue of stress on school staff as a result of inappropriate student behaviour. It looks at the duties of the school and rights of the pupil, especially in relation to suspensions of pupils for poor behaviour.
Duties and rights
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Duties and rights relating to student behaviour.
Workplace stress policy
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The following Employee Assistance Programme was developed in consultation with a group of principals from Papatoetoe and Robert Francesco from De La Salle College. It is not the last word on policy and procedure on this topic, but is a useful starting point and provides practical resources.
Conclusion
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Few of the concepts discussed in this paper are absolute. The law that will apply to the specific issues schools face in practice will depend upon the precise circumstances, and in some key areas the law remains unclear or subject to change.
