Under UK law, employers have a legal duty of care to ensure their employees are not harmed by work-related stress. The Health and Safety Executive requires every employer to conduct risk assessments for work-related stress. This assessment must include:

• Consulting with employees to identify problem areas
• A commitment to take action to address these problems
• A commitment to review action plans

The HSE has established and published its own Management Standards for tackling work-related stress.

Detailing 6 areas of pressure which if not attended to can reduce performance and damage the mental health of employees. These are:

Relationships	Promoting positive working and eliminating unacceptable behaviour
Control	How much say a person has in how they do their work
Demands	Includes issues like workload, work patterns and work environment
Support	Includes the resources provided by the organisation
Role	A clear understanding of roles and avoidance of conflicting roles
Change	How organisational change is managed and communicated.

Milestones will conduct assessments for you and produce confidential reports for individual employees and teams, giving you a reality check on your company’s position vis-a-vis the HSE Standards. We will engage your staff in generating action plans which will boost performance and increase their sense of well-being at work.

We facilitate the entire process for you from beginning to end and will also train your staff to take over and run the process in-company. We recognise that each company’s situation is different; we will consult with you and tailor our service to meet your particular needs.