07 May 2025
​Analysis of Short-Term Incapacity Allowance (STIA) claims in 2024 indicate that nearly two thirds of all work-related ill health in Jersey is due to stress, depression or anxiety. It is widespread in all employment sectors.
Legislation
Employers have a legal duty under Health and Safety at Work (Jersey) Law 1989 (HSW Law) to protect workers from stress at work. They should identify and assess the risks of stress and its impact on mental and physical ill-health, implementing suitable control measures to manage and prevent it.
This is the same duty employers have to protect people from other health and safety risks.
The links below provide practical advice and guidance as well as the support available from Mates in Mind and the Lighthouse Construction Industry charity.
Work-related stress: information for employers
Work-related stress: information for employees
Working Minds – Work Right to keep Britain safe
Mental health conditions, work and the workplace - HSE
Mates in Mind
Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity
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