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When a Sick Note Says ‘Work-Related Stress’… with Barrister Simon Anderson


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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/

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