What is stress and why should employers worry about it?

• Authors:
• Beth McPherson
• Michael Halsey

Today (7 November) is National Stress Awareness Day. With employee stress levels on the rise – the Health and Safety Executive estimate that work-related stress costs society around £3.8bn a year and around 12.8 million working days were lost to stress, depression and anxiety in one year alone – stress is an issue that simply cannot be ignored.

At the same time, stress-related absence can be frustrating for employers due to the complexities of diagnosis and the perception ... (46 more words)

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