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Work-related stress
and how to reduce it
In a landscape where stress levels are soaring,
implementing small yet impactful changes can
significantly improve employee well-being.
pril marked the UK’s 32nd Stress factors such as the impact of the cost of living
AAwareness Month the theme of which crisis, the lasting impact of the pandemic,
was ‘Little by Little’ which has been devised to the increased cost of childcare and a general
encourage people to understand how little and rise in mental health conditions across the
consistent effort can help with stress. population the team, at Cream HR believes
it is no surprise that more and more people
Current estimates suggest 51% of long-term claim they feel exhausted at the end of every
sick leave in the UK is attributed to stress. day (61%). Anthony Sutton, Director of Cream
55% of workers state they feel work is getting HR, believes that there are small steps that
more demanding and intense and 67% of employers can take that can help their teams
workers say they can’t switch off and feel manage stress.
compelled to check emails outside of work
hours. When this is combined with external
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