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Stress in the Workplace

Source: Work-related stress, depression or anxiety statistics in Great Britain, 2018 (HSE)
  • In 2017/18 stress, depression or anxiety accounted for 44% of all work-related ill health cases and 57% of all working days lost in the UK due to ill health.
  • The number of workers suffering from work-related stress was 595,000 with over 15 million work days lost to this condition each year.
  • The UK saw an increase in incidents of stress reactions (fatigue, anxiety, sleep disturbance) from 30% (2010) to 42% (2015).  
  • The main work factors cited by respondents as causing work related stress, depression or anxiety were workload pressures, including tight deadlines and too much responsibility, and a lack of managerial support

Source: Job Stress and Working Conditions Ireland in Comparative Perspective, 2018 (ERSI)
  • In Ireland Subjective Job Stress increased from 23% to 27% between 2010 and 2015, just below the European average of 28% (2015).
  • However, Ireland saw the greatest increase in incidents of stress reactions (fatigue, anxiety, sleep disturbance) in Europe, increasing from 21% (2010) to 38 % (2015).
  • Those experiencing high levels of emotional demands (i.e., dealing with angry clients/customers or having to hide emotions while at work) were 21 times more likely to experience job stress than those with the lowest levels.

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