09 Apr 2019

Research: Health and Wellbeing at Work

Nearly two-fifths of UK businesses (37%) have seen an increase in stress-related absence over the last year, with heavy workloads and poor management style to blame, according to a new report from the CIPD and Simplyhealth.

It finds:

Having heavy workloads (62%), which can be attributed to poor management, is the top cause of stress-related absence
The next biggest cause of stress is management style which has risen from 32% to 43% in the last year
Nearly two-thirds (63%) have observed 'leaveism' (using holiday leave to work)

The annual Health and Well-Being at Work Survey Report uncovers evidence of more unhealthy trends in the workplace linked to stress.

More than four-fifths (83%) of respondents have observed ‘presenteeism’ (going to work when ill) in their organisation and a quarter (25%) say the problem has got worse since the previous year.