Stress guidance

The Health & Safety Executive has published comprehensive guidance on the prevention of work-related stress. It is estimated that half a million people in the UK suffer work-related stress at levels causing illness, with a loss of 6.5mn working days, costing employers £370mn and society as a whole £3.75bn. (See Work-induced stress , page 8.) The guide, Tackling work-related stress: a managers’ guide to improving and maintaining employee health and well-being , provides a step-by-step approach to the identification and management of problems and compliance with statutory obligations.