Aviva survey highlights stress' toll on business

Two in five (40%) employers who recorded low absence rates attribute it to proactively addressing employee stress, and nearly two thirds (61%) feel managing long-term absence is an issue for their business with one in six (16%) stating that long term sickness can have a devastating effect on team morale. For example, when asked when and if they would step in to help an employee who they thought might go off sick, only 14% of employers felt it was not their position to pry, but 35% said they would take that person aside to discuss the issue and 28% would advise them to see a counsellor or...