LRD guides and handbook October 2009

Stress and mental health at work - a guide for union reps

Stress is a major byproduct of the modern workplace and can lead to serious physical and mental health problems. This booklet aims to bring insights from mental health to the issue of stress and make the health and safety approach disability-sensitive. Its premise is that a trade union approach, emphasising solidarity and collective action, is necessary to successfully tackle stress and mental health at work.