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" Stress is
likely to become
the most
dangerous
emerging risk to
business in the
early part of
the 21st
Century"
(Association of
Insurance and
Risk Managers
2000)
Approximately
13million
working days are
lost each year
due to work
related stress
(
HSE 2004)
The HSE
estimates that
British industry
loses
£370million a
year because of
stress, while
the cost to
society as a
whole could be
as high as £3.75
billion.
In Britain
270,000 people
take time off
each day due to
stress related
illness
Stress is the
main cause of
sickness absence
in the public
sector
(
HSE Feb 2006)
Each case of
stress-related
ill-health leads
to an average of
30.9 working
days lost.
The CIPD says
"Companies that
take action to
reduce stress in
the workplace
are likely to
generate
enhanced
value. For
companies that
don't take
action, the
opposite is
true. Apart form
the tangible
costs of sick
absence, so much
more is being
lost in
productivity and
service."
" A proper risk
assessment for
stress, combined
with appropriate
training in the
skills required
to improve can
help you avoid
prosecution and
litigation."
HSE
