When a Sick Note Says ‘Work-Related Stress’… with Barrister Simon Anderson
Update: 2025-09-02
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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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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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