Abstract
British workers are reported as having the highest levels of stress in Europe; indeed 1 in 5 workers (around 5 million people) is affected by stress. The cost to Britain’s economy is broadly estimated at approximately 6.7 million working days lost each year – valued at between £3.7–£3.8 billion. As recently as 14th October 2002 the TUC launched a campaign “Tackle the Hassle” designed to focus on the 270,000 people per year who go sick, and the cost to British Companies of around£538 per employee.
Highlights
British workers are reported as having the highest levels of stress in Europe; 1 in 5 workers is affected by stress.[1]
Referring to stress as “...the reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demands placed upon them”, they distinguish stress from both pressure, and the psychiatric consequences of this
Pressure at work can in some cases cause stress – i.e. an individual response to pressure
Summary
British workers are reported as having the highest levels of stress in Europe; 1 in 5 workers (around 5 million people) is affected by stress.[1]. British workers are reported as having the highest levels of stress in Europe; 1 in 5 workers (around 5 million people) is affected by stress.[1] The cost to Britain’s economy is broadly estimated at approximately 6.7 million working days lost each year – valued at between £3.7–£3.8 billion.[2] As recently as 14th October 2002 the TUC launched a campaign “Tackle the Hassle” designed to focus on the 270,000 people per year who go sick, and the cost to British Companies of around £538 per employee.
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