Managing Stress at Work
Six Management Standards
The most recent figures available show that absence due to work related stress accounts for 39% of the total number of work related illnesses and the average time away from work is 23 days for each case. These figures also indicate that the rates of work-related stress, depression or anxiety, for both total and new cases, have remained broadly flat for more than ten years. However absence for work related stress presents a huge cost to an organisation and ensuring that the correct policies and procedures are in place to mitigate against this and effectively deal with issues as they arise is very important.
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