Work related stress

Racheldevon

It might be helpful for your daughter to become familiar with the company's various policies around absence management/grievances/stress or staff wellbeing etc. These will outline the processes expected of both the employee (i.e. your daughter) and of the organisation. Your daughter will either need to cooperate with HR/Union rep (if part of one), or proceed to making the issue formal via a grievance if unable/unwilling to resolve with the company at a local level. I would imagine they have return to work procedure policies, which might include procedures around dealing with staff who have been off with stress etc. Certainly within the company I work for (as a manager) there's a clear protocol, and avenues open to put into place an plan to address such issues.

SHEILA54

Employer's policies have been given to her by HR. I read them last night and it states that a letter should be sent out after 4 weeks offering the opportunity for her to meet with occupational health with a view to discuss the problem. Also states that the HR should liase with Region to discuss this. It has now been 8 weeks but no letter and this is what she has asked for.
I think that she really needs to move within the organisation to get away from the situation as it is not that she is unable to do the job, having been given awards for excellence in the past, just that there have been interpersonal problems that have got worse and she has been unable to resolve. There is more to it but I am not at liberty to discuss the details.

Thank you for your help and advice.

Emmzi

All the occ health in the world will not help if she is unwilling to tackle the problem you cannot discuss. Please encourage her to take action!

She should talk to HR about OH if it is in the guidelines. She is going to have to meet them eventually, may as well be now. I assume the problems are not with the HR person.

dickydonkin

Emmzi wrote: »

It is hard to help without knowing what she wants the outcome to be.

Indefinite pay while on sick leave will not happen, It s also unlikely the work position will change unless she raises a grievance about what she wants to change.

As a helpful mum I might be inclined to get her to post herself, as taking ownership of her problems is the first step to fixing them? Would she do that?

Good points - but it seems both parties need their heads banging together and get this sorted out as it won't go away itself.

The employer needs to know what is causing the problem - I have assumed that there has been no stress risk assessment carried out by the employer. Incidentally, they have a legal duty to assess and take measures and controls to avoid or reduce the levels of stressors in the workplace.

Despite stress now overtaking manual handling and slips and trips for absenteeism at work in many sectors, it makes sense for employers to also be proactive in preventing work related stress - but co-operation from the workers is also essential.

The HSE has introduced a management standard for work related stress which provides useful information on the subject and offers guidance and advice on how to manage the problem.

As for the OP's daughters situation, it seems that the employee and the employer are as bad as each other - get your heads together for goodness sake!

Edit to add:

Here is the guidance I referred to earleir.

Wyndham

Another thread with a well meaning, loving parent who is trying to help, but actually may not be. Your daughter is old enough to work, so is an adult, and needs to take responsibility here. I know you want to help, and I do understand that, but I wonder if she is used to having others do things for her, and her own self confidence may be a factor in the situation?

Sorry, harsh I know, but she is an adult....

ILW

SHEILA54 wrote: »

Employer's policies have been given to her by HR. I read them last night and it states that a letter should be sent out after 4 weeks offering the opportunity for her to meet with occupational health with a view to discuss the problem. Also states that the HR should liase with Region to discuss this. It has now been 8 weeks but no letter and this is what she has asked for.
I think that she really needs to move within the organisation to get away from the situation as it is not that she is unable to do the job, having been given awards for excellence in the past, just that there have been interpersonal problems that have got worse and she has been unable to resolve. There is more to it but I am not at liberty to discuss the details.

Thank you for your help and advice.

Office "romance" gone wrong?

dickydonkin

ILW wrote: »

Office "romance" gone wrong?

That's not for us to know and is unhelpful to speculate.

Whatever it is - both parties need to get around the table.