Employee stress levels could lead to twenty million lost working days
David Woods, 05 May 2009
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1 comment on this article.Twenty million working days could be lost due to stress as 50% of employees report higher stress levels than last year.
In 2007-2008 13.5 million working days were lost due to stress, according to the Health and Safety Executive and, with a 50% increase, these figures could top 20 million.
The findings come in a report from Croner and YouGov, which also found the most common reason for stress is work (63%), followed by finances (62%) and the economy (49%). Health concerns was the fifth most common cause of stress cited by 22% of respondents and the impact of work colleagues (21%).
Gillian Dowling, employment technical consultant at Croner, said: "This should be a real wake-up call for British bosses who may be in denial that stress is a concern in their organisation.
"If stress levels are running high it will be in the employer's best interests to deal with this from a legal and business point of view. Stress issues should not be put on the back burner as it has a direct effect on reputation and customer satisfaction."
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Owen Richard - 19 May 2009
All businesses should take note of this - the mental well being of the workforce as a whole should be fully protected - we are dependant on all employees to bring the country out of recession. We arranged a stress-busting clinic \(through silver-lining@live.co.uk ) and other support for our staff and have seen a significant reduction in absenteeism.
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