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Stress at work - Acas
Stress at work FOREWORD by the Health and Safety Executive Stress is much in the news at present but it isn't a new problem. Pressure is part and parcel of all work and helps to keep us motivated. But excessive pressure can lead to Stress which undermines performance, is costly to employers and can make people ill. HSE estimates that million working days were lost to Stress , depression and anxiety in 2004/5. Each new case of Stress leads to an average of 31 days off work . work - related Stress costs society about billion every year (at 1995/6 prices). If organisations can reduce Stress they can reduce these costs, and effective management is the best way of doing this. Recent research links effective people management to good performance and productivity.
Summary • Stress is an adverse reaction to excessive pressure or demands. • Stress can affect people mentally – in the form of anxiety and depression – and physically – in the form of heart disease, back pain and alcohol and drug dependency. • HSE estimate that work-related stress costs about £3.7 billion a year. • Employers have a legal duty to assess the risk of work-related ...
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