Workplace stress 'affects men more than women'

13th August 2010

Research has revealed that men are more susceptible to workplace stress than women, with 20 per cent admitting to taking two days off sick in the past four weeks because of this.

Businesses may like to make reasonable adjustments to their policies in order to tackle this, particularly as the study by healthcare plan provider Medicash found that male employees are four times as likely as females to cry off work as a result of stress.

Chief executive Sue Weir noted that, although small stressors can improve job performance, unremitting pressure can have serious long-term effects on health.

"Workplace stress can be damaging on any level, affecting both the employee and the employer. Bosses have a duty of care and responsibility," she continued.

The body also recently found that insurance professionals more than any other feel stressed all the time, with 17 per cent admitting to having such experiences.

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