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Stress tops list of work problems

Staff find that stress is their most common health and safety issue

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Staff find that stress is their most common health and safety issue in the workplace, with those in the public sector being the worst affected, according to a new study.

The TUC conducted a survey of almost 2,000 union safety reps that shows stress is a more common problem in larger workplaces.

Bullying and harassment in the workplace has also increased massively in the past two years, the survey discovered.

The HSE’s website www.hse.gov.uk/stress.html gives useful information on how to identify stress in the workplace and measures to control it.

(Acknowledgement to Press Association 2010)

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