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It is an employers duty in law to make sure that his employees aren't made ill by their work. And stress can make people ill. Also, action to reduce stress can be very cost-effective. The costs of stress to your organisation may show up as high staff turnover, an increase in sickness absence, reduced work performance, poor timekeeping and more customer complaints. Stress in one person can also lead to stress in staff who have to cover for their colleague.
Also, employers who don't take stress seriously may leave themselves open tocompensation claims from employees who have suffered ill health from workrelatedstress. Fortunately, reducing stress need not cost you.lot of money.
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