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Employer legal duties on work-related stress: what UK law requires

UK employers must assess the risk of work-related stress and act on it. This guide sets out the duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, what the HSE treats as a suitable and sufficient assessment, where ISO 45003 fits as voluntary guidance, how the Equality Act 2010 duty differs, and what defensible compliance evidence looks like.