Corporate - Stress in the work place

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Facts and figures on the effects of stress
• An article in the Sunday Times has reported that stress    related problems can reduce business profits by up to    10%. Current estimates suggest that UK employers lose    £20 billion from missed deadlines, sick pay and poor    performance.

• The International Labour Organisation estimates that the    cost of stress amounts to over 10% of Britain's Gross    National Product.

• Research commissioned by the International Stress    Management Association UK and Royal & Sun Alliance    revealed that 53% of people are suffering from stress at    work and one in four workers say they needed time off as
   a result. The research also revealed that over half of those    questioned feel that stress is damaging their health,    reducing their job satisfaction (65%) and lowering their    productivity (41%).

   Three stress related disorders - chronic pain (including    back, neck and shoulder pain), hypertension and    headaches - are estimated to account for a high    percentage of annual absences. Recent research claims    that common back problems, repetitive strain injury (RSI),    and other musculoskeletal disorders are now the primary    causes of absenteeism (European Agency for Safety and    Health at Work) with 1-2 million working days lost every    year. This condition affects 200,000 people per year and is    estimated to cost £400m per annum.