The Individual: The individual cost of workplace stress can be catastrophic. I'm talking - developing severe and horrific physical and mental health complications which may leave the individual out of action for weeks, months and even years. Most people are aware of the mental health costs (and if you're not it's usually depression & anxiety, although it has been linked to things like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia...). But, more recently research into physical illnesses has shown clear causal links between stress and things like cancer, heart disease and diabetes. More often than not, because our brains and bodies are linked you'll usually have a combination of both - sorry! The Organisation:
That's a phenomenal amount of money.
Imagine what we could do with that money. The NHS 'black hole' is only 22 billion. We'd be able to pay for that with loads to invest in infrastructure, education, social services, the police force... Reducing workplace stress is by far the quickest and easiest way to get the country back on track. Wan't the headline stats? Grab our latest infographic. Just don't forget to take it to your next budget meeting! Have a fabulous day & catch up with you soon - Katie p.s. if you happen to be the one stressed out at work there's some super simple things you can do to help yourself out all packed together nicely in our free 'How To Survive Your 9-5' mini guide. >>DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY HERE<< |
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