‘Will speaking up just make matters worse?’ Examining diverse perceptions, within organisational structures, about the likely risks, consequences and outcomes of reporting job-stress. 

This study is examining how pre-existing perceptions affect the frequency and quality of job-stress reporting – comparing different levels within the organisational structure – and similar structures in the private and public sectors. It concentrates upon cases of absenteeism and presenteeism in nursing, The Prison Service, higher education and financial management but the data from our work in companies of many sizes is included, so generalization is appropriate. 

We begin the most comprehensive survey of HR and OH policy on job-stress ever in the UK later in the year.