Stress claims rise 50% in three years

WORK-RELATED personal injury claims for stress have increased by at least 50% over the last three years, an employment law practitioner has claimed.

Solicitor with Mason Hayes and Curran Melanie Crowley deals exclusively with employment law and said the increase in claims is based on the law firm's caseload and the general experience of other law firms.

"Stress claims have increased at the very least by 50% over the last three years. Four or five years ago, stress claims were quite rare," she said.