Promoting the stress management tool Work Positive.

1. Louise Jones Health Promoting Schools Manager Staff Health and Wellbeing February 2011

2. ECS - Staff Health and Wellbeing STRESS MANAGEMENT - WORK POSITIVE – PRIORITISING ORGANISATION STRESS

4. Policy and Action Review Employee surveys since 2000 have identified stress in the workplace as an issue HC Risk Management Group acknowledged an increase in the cost of employee liability insurance due to numbers of stress claims HSE in 2004 issued Management Standards to aid and encourage employers to meet Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and, under H&S at Work Act 1974 to take measures to control it Appeal Court Judges issued Guidelines for employers and employees due to explosion of stress claims 1999 – 516 2000 - 6428

5. Meeting HSE Standards and Appeal Court Guidance Proactively identify causes of work related stress By undertaking stress risk assessments Implement measures which, so far as is reasonably practicable, prevent or control the risk of physical and mental harm No occupation should be regarded as intrinsically dangerous to mental health

6. Work Positive Step 1 – raising awareness, demonstrating and gaining commitment Step 2 – benchmarking, setting performance indicators Step 3 – identifying the causes and assessing the risks Step 4 – avoiding or reducing any risks identified Step 5 – reviewing the situation

10. Summary of Results

11. Summary of Results

12. Relationships (promoting positive working to avoid conflict and dealing with unacceptable behaviour)

13. Indicators/outcomes

19. Further help and support locally……. Kateryna Zoryk [email_address] Louise Jones [email_address] Gena Falcolner gena.falcolner @highland.gov.uk

20. Further help and support nationally……. www.hse.gov.uk/stress/information www.healthyworkinglives.com