Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on an analysis of court judgments on sexual harassment over the last ten years. Design/methodology/approach – This research has anaylsed a sample of 399 sexual harassment cases. Findings – The analysis provides information on factors that...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how the concept of vicarious liability has developed in recent years. Design/methodology/approach – This work analyses case law decisions pertaining to vicarious liability. Findings – The paper examines how court decisions have acted to...

Purpose This study aims to examine workplace stress in a random sample of litigated cases heard in UK courts. The majority of claims related to clinical depression. The alleged causes of workplace stress most commonly cited in the litigation included excessive workload, followed by poor...