Duty of Care
I quote from RAF course notes on stress management:
"1. An officer has a huge responsibility when commanding people and the commissioning scroll states that you must,
“use your best endeavours to keep them in good order.”
2. This quote sums up the moral issue – it is about the basic human concern for the well-being of the individual. Exercise careful judgement to ensure that you perform all the duties of a commander properly – attending to task, team and individual needs appropriately – it’s not easy."
Did Spot's superiors use their best endeavours to keep him in good order and have concern for his well being?
A quote from People Management, 10 July 1997
‘John Walker, a Northumberland County Council social worker who suffered 2 nervous breakdowns, received a £175 000 settlement last year. This case has made it plain that workplace stress is a HASW issue. The judge ruled that there was no difference in principle between physical health and psychological well-being. Employers who do nothing about the problem are therefore failing in their duties under the HASW Act 1974.’
I'm not suggesting that Spot had a nervous breakdown, but he was clearly suffering from stress so soon after his father's death. Did his superiors do anything about Spot's problem?