According to several reports, life in the developed world is increasingly stressful.
Many employees complain of too much stress, increased workloads and lack of support from employers.
Employment Tribunals are receiving more and more claims for disability discrimination. Several reports have been published on various aspects of health and safety and the need to combat workplace stress. Last June, new targets were set by the Government to achieve 80,000 fewer cases of work related ill health and a reduction of lost working days by 7.5 million per year. However, this will take ten years to achieve. According to one report the annual cost to UK business is over 11 billion.