Work-related stress is a major cause of occupational ill health. That means sickness, absence, high staff turnover and poor performance in your organisation.

• About half a million people in the UK experience work-related stress at a level they believe is making them ill
• Up to 5 million people in the UK feel "very" or "extremely" stressed by their work
• A total of 12.8 million working days were lost to stress, depression and anxiety in 2003/4. (Source HSE)

Stress in the work place can cost you more than lost days at work,

• Stress reduce’s productivity
• Stress reduces decision making skills
• Stress Increases the risk of work related injuries
• Stress can cause poor quality customer service
• One stressed manager can infect a whole team
• Stress can result in a poor sales pitch
• Stress has an impact on staff turnover

Stress can affect people in different ways. The way two people respond to the same stressful event can be completely different meaning we can’t always predict how people will respond to the work demands. However there are some very simple and basic ways in which you can deal with the common causes of stress, help your people manage stress better and introduce practices that reduce work related stress.

Reducing work related stress is now seen by many business as the biggest area of development for reducing labour cost in the business and increasing the performance of the people.

The constant demand to increased performance and better results is driving work related stress to record highs. Absence due to stress can range from regular short term absences and extended periods over 6 months are not uncommon.

I deal with the effects of people suffering from all forms of stress every day and find work related stress to be a key factor in many cases where the client comes to me for another issue.

What is even more surprising is that if these people have little or no support in the work place, many employer’s and managers are not trained or focused on the long term effects of stress on their people and the bottom line. Had these people had better support in the work place, they wouldn’t be paying me to help them.

Having spent a large part of my working career managing and leading large teams of people, I understand how to help a business implement practical low cost procedures that will have a major impact on reducing the level of stress in the work place.

Dealing with the causes of work related stress can help your business realise better business success and with our support you will find implementing a reduced stress environment, quick , simple and certainly stress free.

We can help you with

• Conducting a stress assessment
• Support the Introduction of a stress reduction company policy
• Provide support and training to your team on managing stress and building better team co-operation
• Provide individual coaching for the key players already suffering from stress
• Support the key people in your business to spot and deal with the practices that increase stress
• Educate your team in being able to notice the common signs of someone suffering from stress