What is?
What is ‘stress’ and what is ‘psychological injury’?
‘Stress’ is a generic term that is widely used in society to describe the feeling that some people might have in response to pressures that they face in their lives.
In the workplace context, it is a term often used to describe the responses that may develop when people are subjected to demands and expectations that are out of keeping with their needs, abilities, skills and coping strategies.
If stress is intense and goes on for some time, it can lead to mental and physical ill health. The form of injury generally associated with work-related stress is called ‘psychological injury’ and such injuries may be compensable under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.
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