STRESS FACTS

Stress and chronic ill health in the workplace costs £100bn per annum -Dame Carole Black, ISMA * Conference 2009

An estimated 442, 000 individuals in Britain, who worked in 2007/08 believed that they were experiencing work related stress at a level that was making them ill - Labour Force Survey Government Stats

Estimates indicate that self�]reported work related stress, depression or anxiety accounted for an estimated 13.5 million lost working days in Britain in 2007/08 Labour Force Survey. Direct cost of sickness absence estimated as £635 per person per year. – CIPD** 2008

Indirect costs of sickness absence have been measured as twice the direct costs i.e.£1270, making a total of £1905 per employee per year – typically around 9% of payroll costs - Norwich Union Healthcare

In 2008 �] for every 80p spent on health promotion and intervention programmes, £4 can be saved due to reduced absenteeism, temporary staff, presenteeism and improved motivation - The European Network for Workplace Health Promotion

The 2007 Psychosocial Working Conditions (PWC) survey indicated that around 13.6% of all working individuals thought their job was very or extremely stressful. HSE ***

* ISMA – International Stress Management Association
** CIPD - Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
*** HSE Health and Safety Executive