In a recent research poll stress was cited as having a
negative effect on the health of over a third of the working population.
This amounts to approximately 8.5 million people and can have such
effects as;
- Substantially
reduced efficiency and accuracy of work produced
- Tiredness
and irritability
- Weakening
of immune system contributing to the development of other illnesses
- Negative
effect on abstract planning, decision making and creativity
- Reduced
performance in physical tasks
Approximately 360million working days are lost each year
in the UK at a cost of £8billion, and a half of these absences are
'stress related'.
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