Stress-related absence


Stress-related absence has increased in more than one in three businesses as a result of heavy workloads and poor management, according to a new survey. 


HR organisation CIPD and health plan provider Simply Health surveyed more than 1,000 HR professionals in November 2018 and reported the findings last month. 


Nearly two-thirds (62%) identified heavy workloads, which can be attributed to poor management, as the cause of stress-related absence. 


And 43% identified management style as the cause, up from 32% the previous year.


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