5 munite Stress Check

Some statistics

  • Nearly 3 in every 10 employees will have a mental health problem in any year
  • Work-related stress is the reason behind over half a million instances of absences
  • Work-related stress costs UK employers an estimated £3.7 billion
  • Each incidence of work-related stress involves an absence period of approx 29 days
  • Work-related stress accounts for an average of 13 millions lost days
  • More days are taken off work for stress than backaches

What is the business case for managing stress?

It is possible to create a mentally healthy workplace at little or no cost, and the rewards for making some small changes can be substantial. These can included raised morale, improved productivity, reduced recruitment costs and ultimately a better bottom line.

The consequences of stress can affect a company at 3 different levels. Here are some examples:

  1. At an individual level
    • Poor performance
    • Poor time keeping
    • Unexplained absence or sick leave
  2. At a team level
    • Unresolved disputes and disaffection
    • Increased staff turnover
    • Increased grievances and complaints
    • Increased work loads on core team members
  3. At the company level
    • Reduced revenues
    • Reduced productivity
    • Missed deadlines
    • Lost customers
    • Damaged reputation
    • Increased recruitment costs
    • Employment disputes
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