Strax före årsskiftet briserade nyheten om stora brister i arbetsmiljön på klädföretaget Djerf Avenue. Företagets grundare och ansikte utåt, influencern Matilda Djerf, anklagades av sina anställda för toxiska beteenden som favorisering, utskällningar och mobbning. Personalens vittnesmål var av exceptionell karaktär – men situationen är inte unik.
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På små företag, med få anställda, kan det vara svårt att veta vem som äger frågan om den psykosociala arbetsmiljön. VD-tidningen har pratat med arbetsrättsexperten Tobias Helj Nilsson, som delar med sig av de bästa tipsen från över 20 års erfarenhet på området.

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– Det här är inget ovanligt i sig. Det är ingen självklarhet att man har alla bitar med sig när startar ett företag, säger Tobias Helj Nilsson, arbetsrättsjurist och vd för konsultföretaget Helj som företräder arbetsgivare i tvister och processer.
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