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Effective ways to tackle workplace stress

If only reducing stress was as simple as popping bubble wrap, or spotting it as easy as studying someone's doodles or handwriting. However, there are effective ways to spot and reduce stress in the workplace.

This website helps employees, HR staff and Board Directors discover effective, lasting answers to workplace stress - a problem that costs organisations with 500 employees around 250 working days a year. How many days are lost in your company?

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Tackling workplace stress can help increase productivity

We have written to the Chief Executive and Human Resource Director of every large company in the UK telling them why they must tackle stress at work. The tools and guides provided on this site can help them, and you, to see the signs of stress, help safeguard people's health and enhance your company's performance.

The next step is to choose the section that relates to you:

HR Managers

As an HR professional you're often at the sharp end of work related stress. For tools and ways to help counter stress, visit the HSE workplace stress pages.

CEOs and Board Directors

As a Senior Director you need to promote the well-being of their company by ensuring individuals are safeguarded against the effects of stress. For management guidance, visit the Board Directors/Chief Executive Officers stress page.

Employees

If you think you are suffering from workplace stress, there are good resources available to you. Visit the employee stress page.