Tackling stress in the workplace
Tools & Resources
Key learnings
- 70m working days are lost each year due to mental health problems.
- Employees should be encouraged to approach their managers if they feel something is affecting their ability to do their job well.
- Speaking to employees who you suspect are suffering from stress is a crucial first step in supporting them.
Stress can affect anyone at any point in their life and is a leading cause of sickness absence for businesses. Taking active measures to reduce stress for your staff is therefore incredibly important, both for staff who are suffering and for the business more broadly. Here, award-winning HR, employment law and health and safety adviser, Croner, gives its top tips for tackling stress in the workplace.
70m working days are lost each year due to mental health problems. This costs employers approximately £2.4bn per year.
Stress is a leading cause of mental illness and therefore one of the best things you can do to protect your business is to support any team members who are struggling.
The infographic below explains our top tips for tackling stress in the workplace.
Do you need assistance dealing with stress in the workplace? Speak to a Croner expert today on 0800 470 2582.
Next steps...
- Get your human resources, health and safety and employment processes in order by calling Croner on 0844 561 8133 and quoting UMi discount code CGL28333.
- Look out for personality changes, poor work performance and short temper from your employees as these are signs of stress.
- Consider introducing an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).