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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Matthew Weaver

Work-related suicides should be investigated by watchdog, unions say

A photograph of headteacher Ruth Perry attached to the railings of a school in Newbury, Berkshire
A photograph of headteacher Ruth Perry attached to the railings of a school in Newbury, Berkshire. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA

Work-related suicides should be reported by employers and investigated by the safety watchdog amid concern that workplace stress is at “epidemic levels”, trade unions have said.

They fear the death of the primary school headteacher Ruth Perry, who killed herself while awaiting the outcome of an Ofsted report, shows that potentially fatal work-related stress is not confined to teaching.

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