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Five million British workers have taken a day of work because of stress, reveals research timed to co-incide with National Stress Awareness Day. Stress caused almost five million people to call in sick and take a day off work over the past year – ringing up a £460m bill in wasted wages per day for […]

Stress is everywhere. It is one of the most common conditions experienced by people in the UK today. It is known to contribute to the more serious physical illnesses, as well as being a cause for obesity, itself rapidly growing in numbers. People going to work whilst suffering stress contribute to poor performance of businesses […]

Average absence level back up to 7.6 days per employee The number of employers making changes to working patterns in a positive move to try and reduce long-term absence levels has increased by 20% in the last year alone, according to figures released today by the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development. […]

Yoga classes, enforced holidays and in-house counselling – are banks softening their approach? As another City boss takes time out for exhaustion, Joshi Herrmann finds a more caring Square Mile. Mention stress to a City banker a few years ago and “stress testing” would have come to mind – the unpopular method of balance-sheet testing […]

It’s been called The Big Slump. That 3pm energy dip some of us suffer every day. But there is help out there – forget sugary treats and cups of coffee, it’s all about creating good energy to see you through the day. Nine out of ten office workers admit to suffering with an energy slump, […]

Launching at the Office Show at London’s Olympia on 8th October, the PA Life Club will offer an abundance of membership benefits designed to provide you with both lifestyle and professional offers, helping you to be more productive both within and outside of your role as a PA Members of this exclusive club will have […]

Don’t just sit there Whether you are a gym bunny or a couch potato in your spare time, a job that has you glued to your seat most of the day is bad news for health. A 14-year-long prospective study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology found that the number of hours spent sitting […]

As an employee, you’re often tied to your desk, squinting at a screen for most of the day and counting down the minutes until you can leave. After this you have to force yourself into a strip-lit gym, to burn off the sandwich that you ate for lunch, probably at your desk. As an employer […]

The astounding cost of work related stress to the economy reached a massive £6.5bn last year, demonstrating how prevalent an issue stress in the workplace has become in the UK. Last year there were 10.4 million days lost to stress, with the cost of ‘sick’ days being £618 meaning workplace stress totalled £6,427,200,000. With presenteeism […]

Could a 15 minute chair massage whilst working at the office save employers 24 days off sick/year? The latest Health and Safety Executive (HSE) figures show that in the UK stress is the second most commonly reported condition in self-reported work-related illnesses. An estimated 428,000 workers (40%) in 2011/12 suffered from stress due to their […]

Most people get a massage in order to relax, perhaps a pleasurable way to unwind after a long work week. Others go to address some physical discomfort or injury. Maybe your lower back aches from sitting too much in front of a computer. Massage can be a sumptuous delight that treats your body’s aches and […]

Levels of workplace stress at UK companies have been highlighted by a new report. Research conducted by mental health charity Mind found work is the most stressful factor in people‘s lives. It found more than one in three (34 per cent) members of the public would describe their work life as being either very or […]