Stress top absence cause for one in six employers

New research from the trade body for the group risk industry, has, found stress-related mental ill health is the most common cause of long-term absence, of over four weeks, for almost one in six employers (15%). This is the second highest cause of absence behind home and family issues (20%), and is even ahead of acute medical conditions such as heart attacks or cancer. Tellingly, the problem of stress seems to be worse in the public sector, with 27% of public sector employers citing this as their main cause of absence compared with 13% in the private sector. Following a year of bud...